On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Tanguy Fautré <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Hi Tanguy,
>>
>> I'm no python expert, but I think it works as follows:
>> When you import __main__, it is added to the internal list of modules
>> in python. It's __dict__ is therefore also referenced. So even though
>> you no longer reference it, the __dict__ will still be referenced by
>> the interpreter itself, and it's refcount doesn't reach 0 until you
>> finalize the interpreter...
>>
>> So, what can you do? I also wanted to be able to clear the interpreter
>> and re-run scripts in clean namespaces, without re-initializing the
>> interpreter.
>>
>> This can be achieved by calling clear() on the namespace (it's a dictionary).
>>
>> However, that also clears the members "__builtins__", "__doc__" and
>> "__name__", which are needed (at least __builtins__) if you want to
>> execute code again. I solved this too, simply by re-initializing those
>> variables again after clearing the dictionary.
>>
>> I also discovered that a similar initialization enables you to create
>> other modules than the "__main__" module (using PyImport_AddModule
>> instead of import) and execute scripts in those too, which can be
>> useful. I don't know whether this is the "correct" way of doing things
>> though...
>>
>> See below for an example.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Thomas
>>
>> [...]
>
>
> Hi Thomas,
>
> Thanks for the advise, it seems to work. It's also good to know how to create
> other modules.
>
> Although, I'm still surprised by this. Because I'm copying the __dict__ of
> __main__ instead of referencing it (I've even tried directly calling
> dict.copy()). So I'm surprised by the fact that the interpreter would hold a
> reference to my copy.
>
> I've also tested the following code, and it seems to do the same as yours (as
> far as I can tell) and can be called several time. Notice how the clear() at
> the end seems to only affect the copy and not the __main__.__dict__.
>
>
> object main_module = import("__main__");
> object main_namespace = main_module.attr("__dict__");
> dict new_namespace(main_namespace);
>
> object ignored = exec_file("main.py", new_namespace, new_namespace);
>
> new_namespace.clear();
>
>
> Thanks for your help!
> Cheers,
>
> Tanguy
>
>
> PS: I apologize if there is any problem with my posts (e.g. formatting), I'm
> forced to use my ISP webmail for the moment.
>
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Hi Tanguy,
The behaviour surprises me too.
In my early attempts at embedding, I tried making copies of the
__main__ module's dictionary too. I don't remember why, but after a
lot of experiments I ended up just using the original dictonary, and
clearing it after use. I didn't even notice your dictionary copying
when I wrote the previous post...
If someone knows, I would like to get an explanation to this
behaviour. There seems to be something "magical" going on. One thing I
tried was to make a deep copy of the __main__ module's dictionary. If
I remember correctly, that wasn't even possible. Maybe it has some
special properties? Maybe we should try dumping all it's attributes?
If it was just an ordinary dictionary, deep-copying it should have
been possible.
Cheers,
Thomas
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