[Python-Dev] Inconsistency of PyModule_AddObject()

[Stefan Krah]

Random832 <random832 <at> fastmail.com> writes:
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016, at 05:05, Stefan Krah wrote:
> > $ valgrind --suppressions=Misc/valgrind-python.supp ./python -c "import
> > decimal"
> > 
> > [...]
> > ==16945== LEAK SUMMARY:
> > ==16945==    definitely lost: 0 bytes in 0 blocks
> >              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Well, the obvious flaw with your test case is that a reference is
> retained forever in the C static variable basic_context_template.

For actual users of Valgrind this is patently obvious and was
pretty much the point of my post.


Stefan Krah