Re: Does a sync_trait connection prevent an object from being garbage collected?

Alexander Michael wrote:
> If after setting up a sync_trait pair one side of the sync (the one
> past in the argument to the sync_trait method) leaves scope with
> nothing referencing it other than the sync_trait event handling (or
> even gets explicitly deleted with the del operator) does the object
> get garbage collected and the sync_trait connection removed? Or does
> the sync_trait setup keep it dangling until I explicitly remove the
> sync'ing with another call to sync_trait with remove=True?
>
> I'm trying to figure out how explicit I need to be about setting up
> and tearing down some wiring in my app in response to user
> interactions that essentially reconfigure the object relationships.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
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By design, traits listeners (and sync_traits, which sets up some 
listeners) do not keep either party alive. You will have to save 
explicit references to objects if you want them to not be GC'ed...

Dave Morrill