[Zope-dev] _p_deactivate() and _v_ variables?

[Chris Withers]

Toby Dickenson wrote:
> On Thursday 25 September 2003 11:51, Chris Withers wrote:
> 
>>Hmmm, does _p_deactivate() clear the contents of the object's _v_
>>variables?
> 
> Yes

Then given your earlier comment that _v_ variables are supposed to last at least 
teh length of the request, John's idea of using _p_deactivate() to reduce memory 
usage for large ZCatalog results sets could be seen as playing with fire, right?

Chris