Manually prompting garbage collection

[Kyle Lanclos]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> Yeah, but what do you expect that garbage collection pass to result in?

Basically, I want to toss the objects before I close the service that they
depend on.

> PyGC_Collect() does exactly that, so if that doesn't solve your problem, 
> the only way to fix is this is to go back to the drawing board (and even 
> if it would fix this, it's a good idea to get back to the drawing board 
> anyway; Python's not C++, and code that relies on destructors to fire in 
> a specific order, or before a specific event, is bound to fail sooner or 
> later.)

I suspect that this is the root of the answer to my question-- if I can't
rely on triggering the collection in a specific sequence, I'll need to
implement my workaround.

Your time and attention is greatly appreciated--

--Kyle