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Make the GC clear weakrefs later.
nascheme Jun 30, 2025
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Remove inaccurate comment.
nascheme Jul 1, 2025
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Run clear_weakrefs() with world stopped.
nascheme Jul 1, 2025
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Defer weakref clears only for refs to classes.
nascheme Jul 2, 2025
123bc25
Ensure weakrefs with callbacks are cleared early.
nascheme Jul 3, 2025
496c0b1
Add NEWS.
nascheme Jul 3, 2025
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Add comment about wrlist iteration.
nascheme Jul 3, 2025
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Merge 'origin/main' into gh-135552-wr-clear-later
nascheme Jul 3, 2025
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Merge 'origin/main' into gh-135552-wr-clear-later
nascheme Jul 8, 2025
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Revise NEWS.
nascheme Jul 8, 2025
84bd123
Defer clear for weakrefs without callbacks.
nascheme Jul 8, 2025
bb29ea1
Add unit test for GH-132413.
nascheme Jul 8, 2025
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Add additional tests for weakref clearing.
nascheme Jul 9, 2025
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Revert unneeded changes to unit tests.
nascheme Jul 9, 2025
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Add comment about wrlist iteration. 
This is a bit trickly because the wrlist can be changing as we
iterate over it.
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nascheme committed Jul 3, 2025
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions Python/gc.c
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Expand Up @@ -899,6 +899,9 @@ handle_weakref_callbacks(PyGC_Head *unreachable, PyGC_Head *old)
*/
PyWeakReference *next_wr;
for (PyWeakReference *wr = *wrlist; wr != NULL; wr = next_wr) {
// Get the next list element to get iterator progress if we omit
// clearing of the weakref (because _PyWeakref_ClearRef changes
// next pointer in the wrlist).
next_wr = wr->wr_next;

// Weakrefs with callbacks always need to be cleared before
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions Python/gc_free_threading.c
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Expand Up @@ -1511,6 +1511,9 @@ find_weakref_callbacks(struct collection_state *state)
// that must be called into wrcb_to_call.
PyWeakReference *next_wr;
for (PyWeakReference *wr = *wrlist; wr != NULL; wr = next_wr) {
// Get the next list element to get iterator progress if we omit
// clearing of the weakref (because _PyWeakref_ClearRef changes
// next pointer in the wrlist).
next_wr = wr->wr_next;

// Weakrefs with callbacks always need to be cleared before
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