From f9df80ca20abcbcf44736cdb2f0b50e225648b9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: clement rouault <clement.rouault@exatrack.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2021 09:27:13 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Improved handling of closing python in
 BaseSystemHandle.__del__

---
 windows/winobject/handle.py | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/windows/winobject/handle.py b/windows/winobject/handle.py
index d63a85d..03ba471 100644
--- a/windows/winobject/handle.py
+++ b/windows/winobject/handle.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import windows.generated_def as gdef
 current_process_pid = os.getpid()
 
 class BaseSystemHandle(object):
+    # Big bypass to prevent missing reference at programm exit..
+    _close_function = ctypes.WinDLL("kernel32").CloseHandle
+
     """A handle of the system"""
     @windows.utils.fixedpropety
     def process(self):
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ class BaseSystemHandle(object):
         if self.dwProcessId == current_process_pid:
             return
         if hasattr(self, "_local_handle"):
-            return winproxy.CloseHandle(self._local_handle)
+            return self._close_function(self._local_handle)
 
 class Handle(gdef.SYSTEM_HANDLE, BaseSystemHandle):
     pass