[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #119862] Memory leak in python 2.0 and below

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Bug #119862, was updated on 2000-Oct-31 04:22
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Core
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Bug Group: None
Priority: 5
Submitted by: nobody
Assigned to : bwarsaw
Summary: Memory leak in python 2.0 and below

Details: The reference count of the item returned by the PyMapping_GetItemString function in call inside the function vgetargskeywords is not decremented. This can result in a memory leak.

Follow-Ups:

Date: 2000-Dec-11 10:40
By: bwarsaw

Comment:
Here's a program that should trigger the leak in Python 2.0.
I'm investigating further.

----- snip snip -----
import sha
sha.new(string='hello')
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