diff --git a/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py b/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py index a29e5247ab85c6..e574299eb033b6 100644 --- a/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py +++ b/Lib/concurrent/futures/process.py @@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ def __init__(self, exc, tb): tb = traceback.format_exception(type(exc), exc, tb) tb = ''.join(tb) self.exc = exc + # Traceback object needs to be garbage-collected as its frames + # contain references to all the objects in the exception scope + self.exc.__traceback__ = None self.tb = '\n"""\n%s"""' % tb def __reduce__(self): return _rebuild_exc, (self.exc, self.tb) diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-18-20-09-29.bpo-46787.juwWc0.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-18-20-09-29.bpo-46787.juwWc0.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000000..cf167ff48115b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-02-18-20-09-29.bpo-46787.juwWc0.rst @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Fix :class:`concurrent.futures.ProcessPoolExecutor` exception memory leak