[ python-Bugs-1225584 ] crash in gcmodule.c on python reinitialization

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Bugs item #1225584, was opened at 2005-06-22 15:43
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Category: Python Interpreter Core
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Alexander Miseler (amiseler)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: crash in gcmodule.c on python reinitialization

Initial Comment:
i have a c++ windows application with embedded python
interpreter.

this code crashs:

Py_Initialize();
PyRun_SimpleString("import gc");
Py_Finalize();
Py_Initialize();
PyRun_SimpleString("import gc");	// <--- BOOM


the problem seems to be the global var "garbage" in
gcmodule.c
the var isn't cleared in the reinitialization and
becomes an invalid pointer.
setting it to NULL in Py_Finalize fixes the crash.
i use python version 2.3.4 but a short look at the
2.4.1 source indicates that the problem is still there.

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>Comment By: Michael Hudson (mwh)
Date: 2005-06-22 16:59

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Bizarrely, I think this got fixed in CVS HEAD just a few days ago.  Are you 
in a position to check that?

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