Fredrik Lundh wrote: > Yeah, but what do you expect that garbage collection pass to result in?
Basically, I want to toss the objects before I close the service that they depend on. > PyGC_Collect() does exactly that, so if that doesn't solve your problem, > the only way to fix is this is to go back to the drawing board (and even > if it would fix this, it's a good idea to get back to the drawing board > anyway; Python's not C++, and code that relies on destructors to fire in > a specific order, or before a specific event, is bound to fail sooner or > later.) I suspect that this is the root of the answer to my question-- if I can't rely on triggering the collection in a specific sequence, I'll need to implement my workaround. Your time and attention is greatly appreciated-- --Kyle -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list