import psycopg2, psycopg2.extensions import threading import gc import time import sys # inherit psycopg2 connection class just so that # garbage collector enters the tp_clear code path # in delete_garbage() class my_connection(psycopg2.extensions.connection): pass class db_user(threading.Thread): def run(self): conn2 = psycopg2.connect(sys.argv[1], connection_factory=my_connection) cursor = conn2.cursor() cursor.execute("UPDATE test_psycopg2_dealloc SET a = 3", async=1) # the conn2 desctructor will block indefinitely # on the completion of the query # (and it will not be holding the GIL during that time) print >> sys.stderr, "begin conn2 del" del cursor, conn2 print >> sys.stderr, "end conn2 del" def main(): # lock out a db row conn1 = psycopg2.connect(sys.argv[1], connection_factory=my_connection) cursor = conn1.cursor() cursor.execute("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test_psycopg2_dealloc") cursor.execute("CREATE TABLE test_psycopg2_dealloc (a int)") cursor.execute("INSERT INTO test_psycopg2_dealloc VALUES (1)") conn1.commit() cursor.execute("UPDATE test_psycopg2_dealloc SET a = 2", async=1) # concurrent thread trying to access the locked row db_user().start() # eventually, a gc.collect run will happen # while the conn2 is inside conn_close() # but this second dealloc won't get blocked # as it will avoid conn_close() for i in range(10): if gc.collect(): print >> sys.stderr, "garbage collection done" break time.sleep(1) # we now unlock the row by invoking # the desctructor of conn1. This will permit the # concurrent thread destructor of conn2 to # continue and it will end up trying to free # self->dsn a second time. print >> sys.stderr, "begin conn1 del" del cursor, conn1 print >> sys.stderr, "end conn1 del" if __name__ == '__main__': main()