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@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ functions. The default policy is :enum:`return_value_policy::automatic`.
| :enum:`return_value_policy::take_ownership` | Reference an existing object (i.e. do not create a new copy) and take |
| | ownership. Python will call the destructor and delete operator when the |
| | object's reference count reaches zero. Undefined behavior ensues when the |
| | C++ side does the same. |
| | C++ side does the same. |
+--------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :enum:`return_value_policy::copy` | Create a new copy of the returned object, which will be owned by Python. |
| | This policy is comparably safe because the lifetimes of the two instances |
@ -526,14 +526,13 @@ The following example snippet shows a use case of the
non-determinism and segmentation faults, hence it is worth spending the
time to understand all the different options in the table above.
.. warning::
pybind11 tries to eliminate duplicate addresses by returning the same reference object.
If two addresses are the same, though they do not point to the same object semantically,
this may cause unexpected behaviour. An explicit policy should be used instead of
relying on `automatic`.
A common example is a reference to the first member of a class which has the same memory
location as its owning class.
It is worth highlighting one common issue where a method (e.g. a getter)
returns a reference (or pointer) to the first attribute of a class. In this
case, the class and attribute will be located at the same address in
memory, which pybind11 will recongnize and return the parent instance
instead of creating a new Python object that represents the attribute.
Here, the :enum:`return_value_policy::reference_internal` policy should be
used rather than relying on the automatic one.
.. note::