asyncio, Tulip issue 158: Task._step() now also sets self to None if an

vstinner · vstinner · commit d74ac82df9cd · 2014-03-04T23:07:08.000+01:00
exception is raised.  self is set to None to break a reference cycle.
diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py b/Lib/asyncio/tasks.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def _step(self, value=None, exc=None):
                         'Task got bad yield: {!r}'.format(result)))
         finally:
             self.__class__._current_tasks.pop(self._loop)
-        self = None
+            self = None  # Needed to break cycles when an exception occurs.
 
     def _wakeup(self, future):
         try:
