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| author | Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> | 2001-11-03 19:57:21 (GMT) |
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| committer | Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> | 2001-11-03 19:57:21 (GMT) |
| commit | 169ded0d6819f761def726deda19a35c91116674 (patch) | |
| tree | dee35300f23eeb688ab1c132d9e8afcf98784362 /Doc/lib/libgc.tex | |
| parent | 7533587d4363d0841232f58d61adc15fa32b4825 (diff) | |
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Finish SF patch 477059: __del__ on new classes vs. GC.
Just doc and NEWS here, about the change in gc.garbage meaning.
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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libgc.tex b/Doc/lib/libgc.tex index cfd563c..589bcb1 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libgc.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libgc.tex @@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ The following variable is provided for read-only access: \begin{datadesc}{garbage} A list of objects which the collector found to be unreachable -but could not be freed (uncollectable objects). Objects that have +but could not be freed (uncollectable objects). By default, this list +contains only objects with \method{__del__()} methods.\footnote{Prior to + Python 2.2, the list contained all instance objects in unreachable + cycles, not only those with \method{__del__()} methods.} +Objects that have \method{__del__()} methods and create part of a reference cycle cause the entire reference cycle to be uncollectable. If \constant{DEBUG_SAVEALL} is set, then all unreachable objects will |