[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #126587] sre matchobject,groupdict() seems to memory leak

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Bug #126587, was updated on 2000-Dec-21 04:21
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Regular Expressions
Status: Closed
Resolution: Fixed
Bug Group: None
Priority: 5
Submitted by: nobody
Assigned to : effbot
Summary: sre matchobject,groupdict() seems to memory leak

Details: """
This script grinds Windows NT to a halt because of excessive memory usage. The problem disappears if pre is used instead of sre.
"""

import re
r=re.compile(r"(?P<alpha>...)")

while 1:
  mo=r.match("blabla")
  mo.groupdict()





Follow-Ups:

Date: 2000-Dec-22 06:39
By: akuchling

Comment:
Fixed in CVS revision 2.47 of _sre.c.  Thanks for reporting this bug!
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