RFC-24, implementation of item 3.2: parent references in PYTHON

[Howard Butler]

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On Dec 16, 2007, at 10:21 AM, Umberto Nicoletti wrote:

> To the python mantainers:
>
> I have resumed my work on rfc-24 and I'm now tackling item 3.2.
> The purpose of item 3.2 is to prevent early garbage collection
> when a parent reference goes out of scope, the details are at:
>
> http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/development/rfc/ms-rfc-24/
>
> I have already committed the necessary changes for Java mapscript  
> and then
> I have prepared a patch for python that you can find here:
>
> http://trac.osgeo.org/mapserver/attachment/ticket/2442
>
> The patch introduces:
> - a test program (tests/cases/parentreference.py)
> - modifications to the wrappers of classObj and layerObj so that the
> test program passes
>
> Before making any changes I'll wait for your review/approval.
>
> Please note that the patch must applied from mapscript/python.
>
> Best regards,
> Umberto