Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.026 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.95; '*S*': 0.00; 'none,': 0.05; 'executed': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; 'received:216.32.180': 0.09; 'subject:None': 0.09; 'variables,': 0.09; 'subject:python': 0.11; '"del"': 0.16; 'executed,': 0.16; 'received:169.254.2': 0.16; 'received:mgd.msft.net': 0.16; 'received:msft.net': 0.16; 'obviously': 0.18; '>>>': 0.18; 'memory': 0.18; 'variable': 0.20; 'to:name:python-list@python.org': 0.20; 'bit': 0.21; 'subject:release': 0.22; 'received:169.254': 0.24; 'idea': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'received:216.32': 0.27; "doesn't": 0.28; 'str': 0.29; 'received:169': 0.29; 'header:Received:8': 0.30; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'monitor': 0.33; 'received:bigfish.com': 0.35; 'tool': 0.36; 'received:10': 0.38; 'there,': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'release': 0.39; 'where': 0.40; 'subject:, ': 0.61; 'received:216': 0.62; 'behavior': 0.64; 'box.': 0.65; 'subject: ': 0.66; 'discovered': 0.83; '2.7.1': 0.84; 'utilized': 0.84; 'why?': 0.84; 'glance': 0.91; 'subject:Set': 0.91; 'subject:del': 0.91; 'whereby': 0.91 X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: CIP:70.37.183.190; KIP:(null); UIP:(null); IPV:NLI; H:mail.freescale.net; RD:none; EFVD:NLI X-SpamScore: 1 X-BigFish: VS1(zzzz1f42h1ee6h1de0h1202h1e76h1d1ah1d2ahzzz2dh2a8h668h839h8e2h8e3h93fhd25hf0ah1288h12a5h12a9h12bdh137ah13b6h1441h1504h1537h153bh15d0h162dh1631h1758h18e1h1946h19b5h1ad9h1b0ahbe9i1155h) From: Wong Wah Meng-R32813 To: "python-list@python.org" Subject: Set x to to None and del x doesn't release memory in python 2.7.1 (HPUX 11.23, ia64) Thread-Topic: Set x to to None and del x doesn't release memory in python 2.7.1 (HPUX 11.23, ia64) Thread-Index: AQHOGlLulGhHFFZKUkuaZA5O/6LhiA== Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:11:12 +0000 References: <390f0dc5-5750-4849-9433-a19d90cc8566@googlegroups.com> <87zjyhhret.fsf@nautilus.nautilus> In-Reply-To: <87zjyhhret.fsf@nautilus.nautilus> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.228.69.184] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginatorOrg: freescale.com X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 13 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1362564689 news.xs4all.nl 6884 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:48442 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:40622 SGVsbG8gdGhlcmUsDQoNCkkgYW0gdXNpbmcgcHl0aG9uIDIuNy4xIGJ1aWx0IG9uIEhQLTExLjIz IGEgSXRhbml1bSA2NCBiaXQgYm94LiANCg0KSSBkaXNjb3ZlcmVkIGZvbGxvd2luZyBiZWhhdmlv ciB3aGVyZWJ5IHRoZSBweXRob24gcHJvY2VzcyBkb2Vzbid0IHNlZW0gdG8gcmVsZWFzZSBtZW1v cnkgdXRpbGl6ZWQgZXZlbiBhZnRlciBhIHZhcmlhYmxlIGlzIHNldCB0byBOb25lLCBhbmQgImRl bGV0ZWQiLiBJIHVzZSBnbGFuY2UgdG9vbCB0byBtb25pdG9yIHRoZSBtZW1vcnkgdXRpbGl6ZWQg YnkgdGhpcyBwcm9jZXNzLiBPYnZpb3VzbHkgYWZ0ZXIgdGhlIGZvciBsb29wIGlzIGV4ZWN1dGVk LCB0aGUgbWVtb3J5IHVzZWQgYnkgdGhpcyBwcm9jZXNzIGhhcyBoaWtlZCB0byBhIGZldyBNQi4g SG93ZXZlciwgYWZ0ZXIgImRlbCIgaXMgZXhlY3V0ZWQgdG8gYm90aCBJIGFuZCBzdHIgdmFyaWFi bGVzLCB0aGUgbWVtb3J5IG9mIHRoYXQgcHJvY2VzcyBzdGlsbCBzdGF5cyBhdCB3aGVyZSBpdCB3 YXMuIA0KDQpBbnkgaWRlYSB3aHk/DQoNCj4+PiBmb3IgaSBpbiByYW5nZSgxMDAwMDBMKToNCi4u LiAgICAgc3RyPXN0cisiJXMiJShpLCkgDQouLi4gDQo+Pj4gaT1Ob25lDQo+Pj4gc3RyPU5vbmUN Cj4+PiBkZWwgaQ0KPj4+IGRlbCBzdHINCg0K