Reference counting garbage collection

[Simon Brunning]

> From:	Paul Rubin [SMTP:phr-n2001 at nightsong.com]
> Is there any particular reason Python uses reference counting garbage
> collection (which leaks memory if there's circular structure) instead
> of Lisp-style garbage collection?
 
AFAIK, it uses *both* as of Python 2.0. (If I'm wrong, I'm sure that someone
will correct me!)

Cheers,
Simon Brunning
TriSystems Ltd.
sbrunning at trisystems.co.uk




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