[Python-Dev] Python 2.3a1's mandatory use of cyclic GC causes existing applications to fail (original) (raw)

Fred L. Drake, Jr. fdrake@acm.org
Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:59:51 -0500

Tim Peters writes:

For example, create a new-style class and you've created cycles. If you have a customer who disables cyclic GC, they'll have to avoid other newer features too, or endure leaks.

Why would creating new style classes create cycles? The links between a type and derived types use weak references, which do not rely on the cycle GC support.

-Fred

-- Fred L. Drake, Jr. PythonLabs at Zope Corporation