[IPython-user] question about garbage collection

[killian koepsell]

Hi Fernando,

On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 1:49 AM, Fernando Perez <fperez.net@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 8:02 PM, killian koepsell <koepsell@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Do you know where this extra dictionary lives?
>> Is there a separate namespace created for each file that is run by the
>> %run command?
>
> Yes, there is.  And I just realized a reference to it is being kept
> deep in sys.modules without being cleaned up afterwards.  Sorry 'bout
> that.  I'm looking into a fix, but my first attempt didn't work.  I'll
> need to code up a more careful test to ensure that not only I actually
> fix it, but that we get it fixed for good.
>
> Sorry for not having an immediate solution...

no problem, i can work around that problem.
i just wanted to make sure to understand where it was coming from.

thanks for fixing this.
  kilian