WSL-crash dumps for python taking up too much space

[unclemusclez]

Windows Version

10.0.26100.2314

WSL Version

2.3.26.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

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Distro Version

Ubuntu-22.04

Other Software

Repro Steps

i don't think this is expected behavior/ not sure how these are even getting populated.

Expected Behavior

These dumps should be cleared? or not get so large?

Actual Behavior

Ironically, python sometimes crashes because it runs our of space on my C drive. This is cyclical.

Diagnostic Logs

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