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

Tim Peters tim.one@comcast.net
Wed, 05 Feb 2003 13:16:02 -0500

[Christian Tismer]

It might be not so hard to make trashcan able to register new types at run-time.

They don't have to do anything extra now -- registering with gc is sufficient in current CVS. It's also a fine fit: if they're fat containers for which the trashcan is appropriate, they can also be involved in cycles.

Note too that people can get back more memory than gc consumes by declaring new-style classes to use slots. That's a new memory-optimization gimmick, and an effective one.