[mypyc] Avoid cyclic reference in nested functions #16268
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Mypyc used to always put nested functions into the environment object, which results
in cyclic references, since the function object contains a reference to the environment.
Now we only do this if the body of a nested function refers to a nested function (e.g.
due to a recursive call). This means that in the majority of cases we can avoid the
cyclic reference.
This speeds up self check by an impressive 7%. I'm not sure exactly why the impact
is so big, but spending less time in the cyclic garbage collector is probably a big part.