[issue4794] garbage collector blocks and takes worst-case linear time wrt number of objects

[darrenr]

darrenr <python-roundup at dranalli.com> added the comment:

Regardless of the type of algorithm used by the garbage collector that
currently exists in Python, its worst-case performance is undesirable. I
have some interest in implementing a garbage collector for Python with
improved performance characteristics but don't really have the time for
it. Hopefully someone does. In any case thanks for hearing me out.

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