old_contents: import sys
  from numba import *
  import numpy as np
  
  @jit(object_(double[:, :]))
  def func2(A):
      L = []
      n = A.shape[0]
      for i in range(10):
          for j in range(10):
              temp = A[i-n : i+n+1, j-2 : j+n+1]
              L.append(temp)
  
      return L
  
  A = np.empty(1000000, dtype=np.double).reshape(1000, 1000)
  
  refcnt = sys.getrefcount(A)
  func2(A)
  new_refcnt = sys.getrefcount(A)
  assert refcnt == new_refcnt
  
  normal_result = map(sys.getrefcount, func2.py_func(A))
  numba_result = map(sys.getrefcount, func2(A))
  assert normal_result == numba_result
  
new_contents: import sys
  from numba import *
  import numpy as np
  
  @jit(object_(double[:, :]))
  def func2(A):
      L = []
      n = A.shape[0]
      for i in range(10):
          for j in range(10):
              temp = A[i-n : i+n+1, j-2 : j+n+1]
              L.append(temp)
  
      return L
  
  A = np.empty(1000000, dtype=np.double).reshape(1000, 1000)
  
  refcnt = sys.getrefcount(A)
  func2(A)
  new_refcnt = sys.getrefcount(A)
  assert refcnt == new_refcnt
  
  normal_result = list(map(sys.getrefcount, func2.py_func(A)))
  numba_result = list(map(sys.getrefcount, func2(A)))
  assert normal_result == numba_result
  
subject: Fix test 184 for python 3