[Zope3-dev] Fatal Python error: GC object already in linked list

[Steve Alexander]

Steve Alexander wrote:
 > While working on Annotations their interaction with ContextWrappers /
 > Security Proxies, I got this error:
 >
 >   Fatal Python error: GC object already in linked list
 >   Aborted
 >
 > No other details, no traceback.
 >
 > I was left with the Data.fs locked by three other Python processes that
 > required a kill -9 to get rid of.
 >
 > I haven't been able to reproduce the error since.
 >
 > Python 2.2.1, compiled from source on a Pentuim 4, RedHat 7.3 box.

I have this reproducible on my system now.

If anyone with internal knowledge of Python's GC wants to help me see
what's going on, please get in touch.

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Steve Alexander