[issue2019] API to clear most free lists

Amaury Forgeot d'Arc added the comment: Indeed, r60797 and r64753 removed sys._compact_freelists, in favor of an automatic call to all PyXxx_ClearFreelist() during the collection of the highest generation. -- nosy: +amaury.forgeotdarc resolution: -> out of date status: open -> closed

[issue2019] API to clear most free lists

Ronald Oussoren added the comment: Is patch this still relevant? The functionality seems to be present in the trunk and py3k. -- nosy: +ronaldoussoren ___ Python tracker ___ __

[issue2019] API to clear most free lists

New submission from Christian Heimes: As discussed at http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.python-3000.devel/11694 the patch adds several PyName_ClearFreelist() functions and extends sys._compact_freelists() to clear all free lists. -- components: Interpreter Core files: trunk_cl