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authorBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2012-03-08 00:41:11 (GMT)
committerBenjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>2012-03-08 00:41:11 (GMT)
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allow cycles throught the __dict__ slot to be cleared (closes #1469629)
Patch from Armin, test from me.
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@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ What's New in Python 3.2.3 release candidate 1?
Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #1469629: Allow cycles through an object's __dict__ slot to be
+ collected. (For example if ``x.__dict__ is x``).
+
- Issue #14172: Fix reference leak when marshalling a buffer-like object
(other than a bytes object).