[Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Misc NEWS,1.841,1.842

tim_one at users.sourceforge.net tim_one at users.sourceforge.net
Thu Aug 14 19:16:39 EDT 2003


Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc
In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv12181/Misc

Modified Files:
	NEWS 
Log Message:
complex_new():  This could leak when the argument was neither string nor
number.  This accounts for the 2 refcount leaks per test_complex run
Michael Hudson discovered (I figured only I would have the stomach to
look for leaks in floating-point code <wink>).


Index: NEWS
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RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Misc/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.841
retrieving revision 1.842
diff -C2 -d -r1.841 -r1.842
*** NEWS	13 Aug 2003 23:11:04 -0000	1.841
--- NEWS	15 Aug 2003 01:16:36 -0000	1.842
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*** 13,16 ****
--- 13,19 ----
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+ - complex(obj) could leak a little memory if obj wasn't a string or
+   number.
+ 
  - zip() with no arguments now returns an empty list instead of raising
    a TypeError exception.





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