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Title: test_descr uses __cmp__ which will never be called
Type: Stage:
Components: Tests Versions: Python 3.0, Python 3.1, Python 3.2
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Status: closed Resolution: fixed
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Assigned To: Nosy List: benjamin.peterson, stutzbach
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2009-10-11 16:32 by stutzbach, last changed 2022-04-11 14:56 by admin. This issue is now closed.

Messages (2)
msg93862 - (view) Author: Daniel Stutzbach (stutzbach) (Python committer) Date: 2009-10-11 16:32
The following is from Lib/test/test_descr.py.  It's trying to test if
looking up a special method on an object leaks references.  It tests it
by using __cmp__.  The test will always pass because Python 3 is trying
to look up __eq__, not __cmp__.  Hence, __cmp__ should be changed to __eq__.

        # Test lookup leaks [SF bug 572567]
        import sys,gc
        if hasattr(gc, 'get_objects'):
            class G(object):
                def __cmp__(self, other):
                    return 0
            g = G()
            orig_objects = len(gc.get_objects())
            for i in range(10):
                g==g
            new_objects = len(gc.get_objects())
            self.assertEqual(orig_objects, new_objects)
msg93870 - (view) Author: Benjamin Peterson (benjamin.peterson) * (Python committer) Date: 2009-10-11 18:29
Thanks for nitpicking! Fixed in r75362.
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:56:53adminsetgithub: 51353
2009-10-11 18:29:13benjamin.petersonsetstatus: open -> closed

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resolution: fixed
2009-10-11 16:32:12stutzbachcreate