[Python-Dev] A cute new way to get an infinite loop

Marek "Baczek" Baczyński imbaczek at gmail.com
Fri Sep 24 11:41:50 CEST 2004


On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:11:34 -0400, Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> wrote:
> [Marek Baczek Baczyński]
> > Doesn't it leak memory when Ctrl+C'd (on Windows at least?)
> 
> Not really.  "Leak" is reserved for cases where memory is unaccounted
> for.  In this case, the memory is consumed by the ever-growing list:
[...]

I realized that the moment after I pressed 'Send'; felt so embarrassed
that I hoped no one would see that post :)

Next time I'll think. Twice.

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