Method test_threads_reaped

Lib/test/test_socketserver.py:489–503

In #37193, users reported a memory leak due to the saving of every request thread. Ensure that not all threads are kept forever.

(self)

        server.server_close()

    def test_threads_reaped(self):
        """
        In #37193, users reported a memory leak
        due to the saving of every request thread. Ensure that
        not all threads are kept forever.
        """
        class MyServer(socketserver.ThreadingMixIn, socketserver.TCPServer):
            pass

        server = MyServer((HOST, 0), socketserver.StreamRequestHandler)
        for n in range(10):
            with socket.create_connection(server.server_address):
                server.handle_request()
        self.assertLess(len(server._threads), 10)
        server.server_close()


if __name__ == "__main__":