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| -rw-r--r-- | Python/sysmodule.c | 5 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c index 04c643f..ebf7f39 100644 --- a/Python/sysmodule.c +++ b/Python/sysmodule.c @@ -482,8 +482,9 @@ sys_gettotalrefcount(PyObject *self) PyDoc_STRVAR(getrefcount_doc, "getrefcount(object) -> integer\n\ \n\ -Return the current reference count for the object. This includes the\n\ -temporary reference in the argument list, so it is at least 2." +Return the reference count of object. The count returned is generally\n\ +one higher than you might expect, because it includes the (temporary)\n\ +reference as an argument to getrefcount()." ); #ifdef COUNT_ALLOCS |