python · sergey-miryanov · Jun 22, 2025 · Jun 22, 2025 · Jun 24, 2025 · Jul 4, 2025
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_gc.py b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
@@ -1125,6 +1125,82 @@ def test_something(self):
         """)
         assert_python_ok("-c", source)
 
+    def test_do_not_cleanup_type_subclasses_before_finalization(self):
+        # https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/135552
+        # If we cleanup weakrefs for tp_subclasses before calling
+        # the finalizer (__del__) then the line `fail = BaseNode.next.next`
+        # should fail because we are trying to access a subclass
+        # atribute. But subclass type cache was not properly invalidated.
+        code = """
+            class BaseNode:
+                def __del__(self):
+                    BaseNode.next = BaseNode.next.next
+                    fail = BaseNode.next.next
+
+            class Node(BaseNode):
+                pass
+
+            BaseNode.next = Node()
+            BaseNode.next.next = Node()
+        """
+        # this test checks garbage collection while interp
+        # finalization
+        assert_python_ok("-c", textwrap.dedent(code))
+
+        code_inside_function = textwrap.dedent(F"""
+            def test():
+                {textwrap.indent(code, '    ')}
+
+            test()
+        """)
+        # this test checks regular garbage collection
+        assert_python_ok("-c", code_inside_function)
+
+    def test_type_weakref_with_callback_should_be_none(self):
+        # This test checks that weakrefs for types with callbacks
+        # are cleared before the finalizer is called
+        code = """
+            import weakref
+            def test():
+                class Class:
+                    def __init__(self):
+                        self._self = self
+                        self._z = weakref.ref(Class, lambda x: None)
+
+                    def __del__(self):
+                        assert self._z() is None, "Type weakref is not None"
+
+                Class()
+
+            test()
+        """
+        _, _, stderr = assert_python_ok("-c", code)
+        assert b"Type weakref is not None" not in stderr
+
+    def test_type_weakref_without_callback_should_be_not_none(self):
+        # This test checks that weakrefs for types without callbacks
+        # are cleared after the finalizer is called
+        code = """
+            import weakref
+            def test():
+                class Class:
+                    def __init__(self):
+                        self._self = self
+                        self._x = weakref.ref(self)
+                        self._z = weakref.ref(Class)
+
+                    def __del__(self):
+                        assert self._x() is None, "Instance weakref is not None"
+                        assert self._z() is Class, "Type weakref is not Class"
+
+                Class()
+
+            test()
+        """
+        _, _, stderr = assert_python_ok("-c", code)
+        assert b"Instance weakref is not None" not in stderr
        assert b"Type weakref is not Class" not in stderr
+
 
 class IncrementalGCTests(unittest.TestCase):
     @unittest.skipIf(_testinternalcapi is None, "requires _testinternalcapi")