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| -rw-r--r-- | Lib/socket.py | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-09-13-18-05-56.bpo-31234.lGkcPg.rst | 2 |
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diff --git a/Lib/socket.py b/Lib/socket.py index 740e717..1ada24d 100644 --- a/Lib/socket.py +++ b/Lib/socket.py @@ -711,6 +711,8 @@ def create_connection(address, timeout=_GLOBAL_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, if source_address: sock.bind(source_address) sock.connect(sa) + # Break explicitly a reference cycle + err = None return sock except error as _: diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-09-13-18-05-56.bpo-31234.lGkcPg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-09-13-18-05-56.bpo-31234.lGkcPg.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e522e8e --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2017-09-13-18-05-56.bpo-31234.lGkcPg.rst @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +socket.create_connection() now fixes manually a reference cycle: clear the +variable storing the last exception on success. |