[New-bugs-announce] [issue37125] math.comb is leaking references

[Pablo Galindo Salgado]

New submission from Pablo Galindo Salgado <pablogsal at gmail.com>:

./python Lib/test/bisect_cmd.py test_math -R 2:2

...

WARNING: Running tests with --huntrleaks/-R and less than 3 warmup repetitions can give false positives!
Run tests sequentially
0:00:00 load avg: 1.32 [1/1] test_math
beginning 4 repetitions
1234
....
test_math leaked [12352, 12352] references, sum=24704
test_math leaked [1, 1] memory blocks, sum=2
test_math failed

== Tests result: FAILURE ==

1 test failed:
    test_math

Total duration: 663 ms
Tests result: FAILURE
ran 1 tests/2
exit 2
Tests failed: continuing with this subtest

Tests (1):
* test.test_math.IsCloseTests.testComb

Bisection completed in 13 iterations and 0:00:11

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components: Interpreter Core, Tests
messages: 344185
nosy: pablogsal, rhettinger, serhiy.storchaka
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: math.comb is leaking references
versions: Python 3.8

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