[vlc-commits] Script intended to reproduce a GC related issue

[Olivier Aubert]

vlc/python | branch: master | Olivier Aubert <contact at olivieraubert.net> | Wed Feb  4 11:32:16 2015 +0100| [7b31ac6ddfe9d1f2051349974d08621785cb3771] | committer: Olivier Aubert

Script intended to reproduce a GC related issue

> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/vlc/python.git/?a=commit;h=7b31ac6ddfe9d1f2051349974d08621785cb3771
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 tests/gctest.py |   31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/gctest.py b/tests/gctest.py
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+#! /usr/bin/python
+
+"""Script checking for garbage collection issues with event handlers.
+
+See https://github.com/oaubert/python-vlc/issues/2
+
+This currently should exhibit the reported issue.
+"""
+
+import sys
+import vlc
+import time
+import gc
+
+i = vlc.Instance()
+p = vlc.MediaPlayer()
+
+def poschanged(foo):
+    print "poschanged"
+
+for n in range(10):
+    p.stop()
+    p.set_media(i.media_new(sys.argv[1]))
+    em = p.event_manager()
+    em.event_attach(vlc.EventType.MediaPlayerPositionChanged, poschanged)
+    p.play()
+    time.sleep(.5)
+    p.pause()
+    gc.collect()
+    p.pause()
+    time.sleep(.5)