[Pythonmac-SIG] Fwd: Re: python appscript is displaying warning/errors sometimes

[Bob Ippolito]

pythonw is and always has been a stub that launches a regular python  
interpreter. There is nothing special about it except for the path  
the regular interpreter is located at. The only thing it can do is  
enable WindowServer access; it shouldn't ever cause any issues  
(especially of this sort). In other words, it is absolutely not your  
problem.

The script isn't attached. I doubt anyone will be able to help you on  
this without source code. You are correct about the message's  
meaning, but without source the cause can't be determined.

-bob

On Jun 28, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Jordan Breeding wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Do you think that the Python 2.4.3 Universal build could be having  
> this effect with python and pythonw now combined?  I don't see  
> these messages all of the time but when I do it is a block of about  
> 10 or so of them, and I usually only get the messages once per run  
> of a script even when they do show up.  I tried googling around and  
> it seems like this message means something was marked autorelease  
> in Cocoa somewhere but without a pool in place.  Please let me know  
> if you think you know what is going on but need more information.   
> The problem might also be present in the 2.5b1 Universal, don't  
> know yet because I don't have an appscript module for python built  
> yet that will work with 2.5b1.
>
> Thanks,
> Jordan
>
> From: has <has.temp3 at virgin.net>
> To: Jordan Breeding <jordan.breeding at mac.com>
> Date: Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:31:03 AM CDT
> Subject: Re: python appscript is displaying warning/errors sometimes
>
> Hi,
>
>> I am using appscript in python to do some various tasks in iTunes.
>> The scripts are organized by task.  One of the scripts makes some
>> zip files based on a playlist and then sends them.  The problem I
>> have is that while the script does compete all of its takes I get
>> this set of messages sometimes:
>>
>> 2006-06-21 09:23:26.019 Python[21992] *** _NSAutoreleaseNoPool():
>> Object 0x6fa480 of class NSCFString autoreleased with no pool in
>> place - just leaking
>> ...
>>
>> I am attaching a copy of the script with servernames, usernames,
>> and passwords blanked out.  I know it probably isn't the greatest
>> code in the world but it seems to get the job done and I was just
>> wondering if you could easily spot the place that is leaking.
>
> Hmm, dunno; not very good on that stuff. If I had to guess, I'd say
> check the interpreter; I think it was rewritten recently to eliminate
> the python/pythonw dichotomy. I don't think any of the modules in
> your script are using Cocoa/CoreFoundation. Sorry I can't be more
> helpful.
>
> Regards,
>
> has
>
>
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