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-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_gc.py12
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_gc.py b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
index 751206a..977f7b0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_gc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class Ouch:
n = 0
def __del__(self):
Ouch.n = Ouch.n + 1
- if Ouch.n % 7 == 0:
+ if Ouch.n % 17 == 0:
gc.collect()
def test_trashcan():
@@ -192,9 +192,15 @@ def test_trashcan():
# If this test fails (as it does in 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2), it will
# most likely die via segfault.
+ # Note: In 2.3 the possibility for compiling without cyclic gc was
+ # removed, and that in turn allows the trashcan mechanism to work
+ # via much simpler means (e.g., it never abuses the type pointer or
+ # refcount fields anymore). Since it's much less likely to cause a
+ # problem now, the various constants in this expensive (we force a lot
+ # of full collections) test are cut back from the 2.2 version.
gc.enable()
- N = 200
- for count in range(3):
+ N = 150
+ for count in range(2):
t = []
for i in range(N):
t = [t, Ouch()]