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diff --git a/Lib/test/leakers/README b/Lib/test/leakers/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..801ed95 --- /dev/null +++ b/Lib/test/leakers/README @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +This directory contains test cases that are known to leak references. +The idea is that you can import these modules while in the interpreter +and call the leak function repeatedly. This will only be helpful if +the interpreter was built in debug mode. If the total ref count +doesn't increase, the bug has been fixed. + +Here's an example interpreter session for test_gestalt which still leaks: + +>>> from test.leakers.test_gestalt import leak +[24275 refs] +>>> leak() +[28936 refs] +>>> leak() +[28938 refs] +>>> leak() +[28940 refs] +>>> + |