I guess what i'm asking, if I have a single python object reference the IplImage* handle, and I delete the python object, the IplImage still exists, so I would need to explicitly deallocate the image in the __dealloc__ special method, correct?
Thanks! Chris On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Lisandro Dalcin <dalc...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 12:54 PM, Chris Colbert <sccolb...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Do I need to worry about python garbage collecting what I reference > through > > my IplImage*. i.e. when i create my images on the c-level, I alone am > > responsible for freeing that space when no longer needed correct? > > > > Well, it depens on what you want to achive... If different Python > objects are going to proxy the same IplImage* handle, then you will > have to manage memory yourself being carefull about making leaks or > double deallocations. Or you could perhaps implement your own > reference count scheme for the C data. > > > > > > > Chris > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cython-dev mailing list > > Cython-dev@codespeak.net > > http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/cython-dev > > > > > > > > -- > Lisandro Dalcín > --------------- > Centro Internacional de Métodos Computacionales en Ingeniería (CIMEC) > Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC) > Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) > PTLC - Güemes 3450, (3000) Santa Fe, Argentina > Tel/Fax: +54-(0)342-451.1594 > _______________________________________________ > Cython-dev mailing list > Cython-dev@codespeak.net > http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/cython-dev >
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