symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Lib/test/crashers/gc_inspection.py
author Gareth Stockwell <gareth.stockwell@accenture.com>
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:07:03 +0100
branchgraphics-phase-3
changeset 115 7fc47a6656f3
parent 1 2fb8b9db1c86
permissions -rw-r--r--
Removed syborg-graphicswrapper model library This has been moved to the adapt/graphics.simulator package - see changeset 563aa0c4cea3.

"""
gc.get_referrers() can be used to see objects before they are fully built.

Note that this is only an example.  There are many ways to crash Python
by using gc.get_referrers(), as well as many extension modules (even
when they are using perfectly documented patterns to build objects).

Identifying and removing all places that expose to the GC a
partially-built object is a long-term project.  A patch was proposed on
SF specifically for this example but I consider fixing just this single
example a bit pointless (#1517042).

A fix would include a whole-scale code review, possibly with an API
change to decouple object creation and GC registration, and according
fixes to the documentation for extension module writers.  It's unlikely
to happen, though.  So this is currently classified as
"gc.get_referrers() is dangerous, use only for debugging".
"""

import gc


def g():
    marker = object()
    yield marker
    # now the marker is in the tuple being constructed
    [tup] = [x for x in gc.get_referrers(marker) if type(x) is tuple]
    print tup
    print tup[1]


tuple(g())