Giovanni Bajo wrote: > Uh? If __dict__ contains a cycle back to the original object, then the object > is part of a cycle already, with or without getting an additional reference > to > the __dict__ within the finalization callback.
Yes, but storing a finalizer in a global registry that references the __dict__ makes it an *immortal* cycle, because the GC won't see it as an isolated cycle that's not referenced from outside. > And if there's no cycle, you're not creating one by just > referencing __dict__. It's not creation of the cycle that's the issue, it's keeping it alive forever once it's created. -- Greg _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
