API/C memory mananegemnt problem

[plahey at alumni.caltech.edu]

I have not looked into C programming and Python so I probably don't
understand the issues here but the above statement sounds very
troubling.

Does this mean that any integer or float created anywhere at anytime in
a (pure) python program will be stored away for all time (as long as
the program is running)?

If the above is true my initial reaction is to recoil in horror...

Say it ain't so Joe!