[Python-Dev] A cute new way to get an infinite loop (original) (raw)

Marek "Baczek" Baczyński imbaczek at gmail.com
Fri Sep 24 11:41:50 CEST 2004


On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 14:11:34 -0400, Tim Peters <tim.peters at gmail.com> wrote:

[Marek Baczek Baczyński] > Doesn't it leak memory when Ctrl+C'd (on Windows at least?)

Not really. "Leak" is reserved for cases where memory is unaccounted for. In this case, the memory is consumed by the ever-growing list: [...]

I realized that the moment after I pressed 'Send'; felt so embarrassed that I hoped no one would see that post :)

Next time I'll think. Twice.

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