[Python-Dev] Bizarre new test failure

Neil Schemenauer nas@python.ca
Fri, 7 Jun 2002 09:33:27 -0700


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Attached is a little program that triggers the behavior.  The CVS change
I finally narrowed in on was the addition of similar code to test_descr.
A reference counting bug is still by best guess.  Guido?

  Neil

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import gc
gc.disable()

def main():
    # must be inside function scope
    class A(object):
        def __init__(self):
            self.__super = super(A, self)

    A()
 
main()
print 'first collect', gc.collect()
print 'second collect', gc.collect()

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