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diff --git a/doc/source/intro.rst b/doc/source/intro.rst index 6c4e50f5..1c1b0d1b 100644 --- a/doc/source/intro.rst +++ b/doc/source/intro.rst @@ -59,6 +59,22 @@ script: .. note:: In this case, you have to manually install `GitDB`_ as well. It would be recommended to use the :ref:`git source repository <source-code-label>` in that case. +Limitations +=========== + +Leakage of System Resources +--------------------------- + +GitPython is not suited for long-running processes (like daemons) as it tends to +leak system resources. It was written in a time where destructors (as implemented +in the `__del__` method) still ran deterministically. + +In case you still want to use it in such a context, you will want to search the +codebase for `__del__` implementations and call these yourself when you see fit. + +Another way assure proper cleanup of resources is to factor out GitPython into a +separate process which can be dropped periodically. + Getting Started =============== |