don't keep references to handlers in app

litestar-org · Jan 13, 2025 · 606a99d · 606a99d
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diff --git a/litestar/app.py b/litestar/app.py
@@ -486,6 +486,10 @@ def __init__(
         for route_handler in self._reduce_handlers(self.route_handlers):
             self._finalize_routes(route_handler)
 
+        # we have merged everything registered initially, so let's ensure we don't keep
+        # unnecessary references to temporary objects around and let them be gc'ed
+        self.route_handlers = ()
+
         self.asgi_router.construct_routing_trie()
 
         if self.logging_config: