[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-782369 ] Massive memory leak in array module

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Bugs item #782369, was opened at 2003-08-03 12:15
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Category: Extension Modules
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Tim Peters (tim_one)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Massive memory leak in array module

Initial Comment:
Simplified variant of a test program from c.l.py:

.import array
.
.def test():    
.    for x in xrange(1000000):
.        b = array.array('B', range(120, 120+64))
.
.test()

On Win98 under 2.3, it zooms to 200MB in a few 
seconds.  No growth under 2.2.3 (it stays under 2MB 
until it finishes).

Problem goes away if

.        b = range(120, 120+64)

instead.  Problem also goes away if

.        b = array.array('B', range(64))

instead.  I expect (but ave  not confirmed) that in the 
latter cases it's leaking refcounts (to the immortal "little 
integers").

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