pythongh-120244: Fix re.sub() reference leak (pythonGH-120245)

estyxx · Jul 17, 2024 · f57e871 · f57e871
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-06-08-09-45-31.gh-issue-120244.8o9Dzr.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-06-08-09-45-31.gh-issue-120244.8o9Dzr.rst
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+Fix memory leak in :func:`re.sub()` when the replacement string contains backreferences.
diff --git a/Modules/_sre/sre.c b/Modules/_sre/sre.c
@@ -1622,6 +1622,7 @@ _sre_template_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *pattern, PyObject *template)
         }
         self->items[i].literal = Py_XNewRef(literal);
     }
+    PyObject_GC_Track(self);
     return (PyObject*) self;
 
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