[Numpy-tickets] [NumPy] #394: Memory leak in .argsort() method

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#394: Memory leak in .argsort() method
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 Reporter:  faltet  |        Owner:  somebody
     Type:  defect  |       Status:  new     
 Priority:  normal  |    Milestone:          
Component:  Other   |      Version:  devel   
 Severity:  normal  |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:          |  
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Comment (by oliverbock):

 I'm getting a memory leak in setdiff1d.  I've added my report to this bug
 because I suspect the leak in argsort is the root cause---setdiff1d's
 implementation uses setmember1d, which uses argsort.

 The program below demonstrates the leak.  You can observe the program
 increasing its memory usage very rapidly, when it shouldn't increase at
 all.

 {{{
 import numpy
 s1 = numpy.arange(3000)
 s2 = numpy.arange(3000)
 while True:
     s = numpy.setdiff1d(s1, s2)

 }}}

 When this bug is closed, could you please verify that setdiff1d is now
 also leak free?

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