[Python-Dev] Python GC/type()/weakref mystery
Aahz
aahz at pythoncraft.com
Thu Mar 18 12:18:32 EST 2004
On Thu, Mar 18, 2004, Kevin Jacobs wrote:
>
> Varying the value of N also results in strange results:
>
> for i in range(6):
> leak_test(10**i, new_type)
>
> Produces:
> Leak detected (N=1, 1 new objects)
> Leak detected (N=10, 9 new objects)
> Leak detected (N=100, 90 new objects)
> Leak detected (N=1000, 78 new objects)
> Leak detected (N=10000, 9 new objects)
> Leak detected (N=100000, 8 new objects)
This looks to me like standard boundary conditions for GC; GC normally
only gets provoked when more than gc.get_threshold() objects have been
created than deleted. What makes you think something unusual is
happening?
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