[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-415660 ] Weak references cause illegal memory ref

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Bugs item #415660, was updated on 2001-04-12 06:58
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: None
Status: Open
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Duncan Booth (duncanb)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Weak references cause illegal memory ref

Initial Comment:
Python 2.1b2 on Windows 2000
I was playing with weak references and found that the 
following script (test.py) caused the program to crash 
reliably with the error '''The instruction 
at "0x1e12b486" referenced memory at "0x00007479". the 
memory could not be "read".'''

Program test.py
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import weakref
from sys import getrefcount
from thread import get_ident

class C:
    def __del__(self):
        print "object deleted", `self`

def callback(object):
    print get_ident(),"callback for deletion",`object`
    print get_ident(),"ref is", `ref`, `ref()`
    print get_ident(),"ref1 is", `ref1`, `ref1()`
    print get_ident(),"end of callback"

c = C()
ref = weakref.ref(c, callback)
ref1 = weakref.ref(c, callback)
print get_ident(),"c is",`c`
print get_ident(),"ref is", `ref`, `ref()`
print get_ident(),"ref1 is", `ref1`, `ref1()`
del c
print get_ident(),"c was deleted"
print get_ident(),"ref is", `ref`, `ref()`
print get_ident(),"ref1 is", `ref1`, `ref1()`
print get_ident(),"Done"
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The output from the program is as follows. Something 
strange seems to be happening as both callbacks seem 
to be active at the same time on the same thread(?), 
and at least one newline has gone missing (in case 
this gets wrapped: every print begins with 1332, and 
the second 'callback for deletion' print is not at the 
start of a line).
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D:\temp>\python21\python test.py
1332 c is <__main__.C instance at 007DDD0C>
1332 ref is <weakref at 0x798f8c; to 'instance' at 
0x7ddd0c> <__main__.C instance at 007DDD0C>
1332 ref1 is <weakref at 0x7d9f7c; to 'instance' at 
0x7ddd0c> <__main__.C instance at 007DDD0C>
1332 callback for deletion <weakref at 7d9f7c; dead>
1332 ref is <weakref at 0x798f8c; to 'instance' at 
0x7ddd0c> 1332 callback for deletion <weakref at 
798f8c; dead>
1332 ref is <weakref at 798f8c; dead> None
1332 ref1 is <weakref at 7d9f7c; dead> None
1332 end of callback
object deleted <__main__.C instance at 007DDD0C>
<__main__.C instance at 007DDD0C>
1332 ref1 is <weakref at 7d9f7c; dead> None
1332 end of callback

D:\temp>
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