[SciPy-user] Memory quirk

[Anand Patil]

Hi all,

The following script leaks memory when an array with dtype=object is used
instead of a list. Is this a bug, or a behavior I should be expecting? Any
help is much appreciated.

Thanks,
Anand


from numpy import *
import time
import gc

class MyObject(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.data = zeros(100000, dtype=float)

        # This leaks memory...
        self.stufflist = array([self], dtype=object)

        # This doesn't
        # self.stufflist = [self]

for i in xrange(10000):
    q=MyObject()
    time.sleep(.01)
    gc.collect()
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