[Python-Dev] Anyone using weakrefs?

Denys Duchier Denys.Duchier at ps.uni-sb.de
Sat Mar 24 18:13:20 EST 2001


"Tim Peters" <tim.one at home.com> writes:

> Still, I've been happily playing w/ this little module:
> 
> import weakref
> id2obj_dict = weakref.mapping()
> 
> def remember(obj):
>     id2obj_dict[id(obj)] = obj
> 
> def id2obj(id):
>     return id2obj_dict.get(id, None)

If memory serves, in T3 (Yale Scheme) the printed representation of an
object included an integer id which you could use as a key to look up
the object in a weak table.  Quite convenient for interactive use.

Cheers,

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