IronLanguages / IronLanguages/ironpython3
__del__ method is not called
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Description
Steps to Reproduce
If we have a class with __del__ method:
import sys
class Foo:
def __init__(self, name):
self.name = name
def __del__(self):
sys.stdout.write(self.name + '\n')
Running the following statements with CPython,
def func():
foo = Foo('Foo 1')
bar = Foo('Foo 2')
del bar
func()
foo = Foo('Foo 3')
foo = Foo('Foo 4')
[Expected behavior:]
will get output
Foo 2
Foo 1
Foo 3
Foo 4
[Actual behavior:]
But running with IronPython, there's nothing output.
This blocks #938. FileIO, TextIOWrapper etc classes have finalizer (defined in their base class _IOBase) calling close(). But the finalizer is never called.
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Research direction
Start by running the provided reproduction in CPython and IronPython, then trace how the __del__ method is handled for the sample Foo objects. Check the _IOBase finalizer path mentioned in the issue as well. Done means finalizers run with the expected output and classes such as FileIO and TextIOWrapper can close through their finalizers.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100