[Python-Dev] extremely slow exit for program having huge (45G) dict (python 2.5.2)

["Martin v. Löwis"]

>> If that code is the real problem (in a reproducible test case),
>> then this approach is the only acceptable solution. Disabling
>> long-running code is not acceptable.
> 
> By "disabling", I meant disabling the optimization that's trying to
> rearrange the arenas so that more memory can be returned to the OS.

I meant the same thing - I'm opposed to giving up one feature or
optimization in favor of a different feature or optimization.

> This presumably wouldn't be any worse than things were in Python 2.4,
> when memory was never returned to the OS.

Going back to the state of Python 2.4 would not be acceptable.

Regards,
Martin