> -----Original Message----- > From: python-dev-bounces+kristjan=ccpgames....@python.org > [mailto:python-dev-bounces+kristjan=ccpgames....@python.org] On Behalf > Of Greg Ewing > Sent: 8. desember 2009 22:09 > To: python-dev@python.org > Subject: Re: [Python-Dev] recursive closures - reference cycle > > You could use a class:
Yes, and a number of different workarounds. That's not really the issue. The issue is that what looks like a perfectly safe idiom (calling a function recursively) happens to create a reference cycle if that function is a closure. This is a non-obvious "gotcha" that I must now educate my team about. Note that at least parts of the library strive to avoid reference cycles even though "gc" exists. An example being xlm.minidom.Document.unlink() Cheers, Kristján _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
