Pablo Galindo Salgado <pablog...@gmail.com> added the comment:
> gc.freeze() has a similar issue, no? This function also comes from Instagram > specific use case ;-) Not really because this patch is much more impacting. gc.freeze() moves objects into a permanent generation making them not participate in the GC so the only leaks are cycle-based. With this patch immortal object will leak every strong reference that they have even if they don't participate in cycles (but also if they participate in cycles). ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue40255> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
