break potential reference cycles in external code worsened by typing.py lru_cache (#98253)

Author: wjakob

Lib/typing.py

@@ -344,20 +344,23 @@ def _flatten_literal_params(parameters):
 
 
 _cleanups = []
+_caches = { }
 
 
 def _tp_cache(func=None, /, *, typed=False):
     """Internal wrapper caching __getitem__ of generic types with a fallback to
     original function for non-hashable arguments.
     """
     def decorator(func):
-        cached = functools.lru_cache(typed=typed)(func)
-        _cleanups.append(cached.cache_clear)
+        cache = functools.lru_cache(typed=typed)(func)
+        _caches[func] = cache
+        _cleanups.append(cache.cache_clear)
+        del cache
 
         @functools.wraps(func)
         def inner(*args, **kwds):
             try:
-                return cached(*args, **kwds)
+                return _caches[func](*args, **kwds)
             except TypeError:
                 pass  # All real errors (not unhashable args) are raised below.
             return func(*args, **kwds)

Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-10-24-11-01-05.gh-issue-98253.HVd5v4.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fixed a source of potential type-related refleaks caused by LRU caches in
+``typing``.