[Bitpim-devel] Wallpaper GUI problems observed

[d***@netzero.com]

[Roger Binns]

I ran into a problem with the wallpaper GUI in the latest developer
version that did not appear in previous versions. I did the

The code (in CVS) for the wallpaper hasn't changed in months. I
believe this problem is due to Python doing lazy garbage collection
on open files and Windows doesn't allow open files to be deleted.

Roger

[d***@netzero.com]

I believe this problem is due to Python doing lazy garbage collection
on open files and Windows doesn't allow open files to be deleted.

You're probably right. I'm just curious as why I'm seeing this symptom now with this load and not with previous ones. In any case, this would probaly go away with your new wallpaper GUI stuff.

-Joe Pham


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[Roger Binns]

Post by d***@netzero.com
You're probably right. I'm just curious as why I'm seeing this
symptom now with this load and not with previous ones.

It is probably an artifact of how many images and their types that
you have loaded.

Post by d***@netzero.com
In any case, this would probaly go away with your new wallpaper GUI stuff.

I don't really know. One change I have been making is changing lines like
this:

f=open("filename", "rb")
data=f.read()
f.close()

To this:

data=open("filename", "rb").read()

Not only does that make the code shorter (always a good thing) but it makes
the garbage collection easier since there are no variables hanging on to
file objects which makes gc easier and means there is no concern about
forgetting to close the handles.

Roger

[d***@netzero.com]

btw, did you also observe the symptom, or is it just me?

-Joe Pham



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[Roger Binns]

Post by d***@netzero.com
btw, did you also observe the symptom, or is it just me?

I have never seen it.

Roger