[Python-Dev] Resource leaks warnings

[Nick Coghlan]

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:40 PM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:
> I don't think it should be in the gc module, but I would prefer it be enabled
> and controlled through a separate module, rather than something Python does
> automatically for your convenience.

The os module would seem to be the place to enable/disable tracking of
OS level resource leaks (i.e. file descriptors and possible HANDLES on
Windows).

I'm not sure how practical this idea will prove to implement though.

Cheers,
Nick.

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