2008/1/7, Baz Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hello > > I remember reading somewhere (probably this list) that python may cache the > module that starts a program (e.g. 'main.py').
Something like mod_python will do caching. > I'm asking because I have found > that this can sometimes cause problems when making small edits to the module. > For instance, in my current module I changed the name of the main gui widget. > When I ran the program, the program started to leak memory like a sieve. I > then > changed the name back again, and the problem went away. This looks very much > like some sort of weird caching behaviour to me. Uhm.. this didn't make much sense. If you say the module is cached, then supposing you did a minor edit, and then supposing because it is cached your application wouldn't detect the change, then I don't see the connection with memory leak. Bring some concrete proof. > > I've tried deleting the .pyc file and even re-booting, but I can't make the > problem go away! > > Can anyone confirm that this caching happens? And if so, is it documented > anywhere? > > TIA > > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- -- Guilherme H. Polo Goncalves -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
