from test_support import verify, verbose, TestFailed import gc def run_test(name, thunk): if verbose: print "testing %s..." % name, try: thunk() except TestFailed: if verbose: print "failed (expected %s but got %s)" % (result, test_result) raise TestFailed, name else: if verbose: print "ok" def test_list(): l = [] l.append(l) gc.collect() del l if gc.collect() != 1: raise TestFailed def test_dict(): d = {} d[1] = d gc.collect() del d if gc.collect() != 1: raise TestFailed def test_tuple(): # since tuples are immutable we close the loop with a list l = [] t = (l,) l.append(t) gc.collect() del t del l if gc.collect() != 2: raise TestFailed def test_class(): class A: pass A.a = A gc.collect() del A if gc.collect() == 0: raise TestFailed def test_instance(): class A: pass a = A() a.a = a gc.collect() del a if gc.collect() == 0: raise TestFailed def test_method(): # Tricky: self.__init__ is a bound method, it references the instance. class A: def __init__(self): self.init = self.__init__ a = A() gc.collect() del a if gc.collect() == 0: raise TestFailed def test_finalizer(): # A() is uncollectable if it is part of a cycle, make sure it shows up # in gc.garbage. class A: def __del__(self): pass class B: pass a = A() a.a = a id_a = id(a) b = B() b.b = b gc.collect() del a del b if gc.collect() == 0: raise TestFailed for obj in gc.garbage: if id(obj) == id_a: del obj.a break else: raise TestFailed gc.garbage.remove(obj) def test_function(): # Tricky: f -> d -> f, code should call d.clear() after the exec to # break the cycle. d = {} exec("def f(): pass\n") in d gc.collect() del d if gc.collect() != 2: raise TestFailed def test_saveall(): # Verify that cyclic garbage like lists show up in gc.garbage if the # SAVEALL option is enabled. debug = gc.get_debug() gc.set_debug(debug | gc.DEBUG_SAVEALL) l = [] l.append(l) id_l = id(l) del l gc.collect() try: for obj in gc.garbage: if id(obj) == id_l: del obj[:] break else: raise TestFailed gc.garbage.remove(obj) finally: gc.set_debug(debug) def test_del(): # __del__ methods can trigger collection, make this to happen thresholds = gc.get_threshold() gc.enable() gc.set_threshold(1) class A: def __del__(self): dir(self) a = A() del a gc.disable() apply(gc.set_threshold, thresholds) def test_all(): run_test("lists", test_list) run_test("dicts", test_dict) run_test("tuples", test_tuple) run_test("classes", test_class) run_test("instances", test_instance) run_test("methods", test_method) run_test("functions", test_function) run_test("finalizers", test_finalizer) run_test("__del__", test_del) run_test("saveall", test_saveall) def test(): if verbose: print "disabling automatic collection" enabled = gc.isenabled() gc.disable() verify(not gc.isenabled() ) debug = gc.get_debug() gc.set_debug(debug & ~gc.DEBUG_LEAK) # this test is supposed to leak try: test_all() finally: gc.set_debug(debug) # test gc.enable() even if GC is disabled by default if verbose: print "restoring automatic collection" # make sure to always test gc.enable() gc.enable() verify(gc.isenabled()) if not enabled: gc.disable() test()