Georg Brandl ge...@python.org added the comment:
This is caused by the fact that new-style classes create reference cycles. Try
calling the cyclic garbage collector using gc.collect() after the function
call, and the leaked references will vanish again.
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nosy: +georg.brandl
New submission from Kay Hayen kayha...@gmx.de:
Hello,
I have created tests that check the reference counting and found that the
following simple function leaks references in CPython:
def simpleFunction39():
class Parent( object ):
pass
I have attached a test that needs to be run
