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stdlibPython modules in the Lib dirtype-bugAn unexpected behavior, bug, or error
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opened on Mar 14, 2024

inspect.getmodule uses these dicts as caches:

modulesbyfile = {}
_filesbymodname = {}

In #116731, we might make refleak tests clear/ignore the caches. But that's not entirely correct: they could grow without bound, with dynamically created files/modules.

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