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d2da02fd · Stefan Behnel · f8d45815 · d2da02fd
Commit d2da02fd authored Jul 06, 2014 by Stefan Behnel
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--- a/Cython/Compiler/ExprNodes.py
+++ b/Cython/Compiler/ExprNodes.py
@@ -2796,6 +2796,8 @@ class IndexNode(ExprNode):
            self.compile_time_value_error(e)

    def is_ephemeral(self):
+        # in most cases, indexing will return a safe reference to an object in a container,
+        # so we consider the result safe if the base object is
        return self.base.is_ephemeral()

    def is_simple(self):