[Python-modules-team] python-inotifyx memory leak

[oskar at cetex.se]

Hi!

I'm using python-inotifyx to monitor a folder (and subfolders) for new 
files and noticed my application continue to grow in memory consumption 
(starts at 300kb and after an hour it's at 500MB and very slow)

I tracked it down to the inotifyx c-library not decreasing references 
after it passes the event on.
the change is simple:
--- inotifyx/binding.c	2011-07-09 20:45:10.000000000 +0000
+++ inotifyx/binding.c.new	2014-04-09 12:11:01.597888661 +0000
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
              if(PyList_Append(retvalue, value) == -1) {
                  return NULL;
              }
+            Py_DECREF(value);

              i += EVENT_SIZE + event->len;
          }

I've run this in production for months without memory growth or other 
issues.
I've created a ticket on the projects launchpad page, but haven't 
received response for about a year so i guess the original maintainer 
has lost interest.

Will you include this in future inotifyx releases?

Best Regards
Oskar Stenman