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diff --git a/Doc/library/gc.rst b/Doc/library/gc.rst index 331c071..82277aa 100644 --- a/Doc/library/gc.rst +++ b/Doc/library/gc.rst @@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ The :mod:`gc` module provides the following functions: With no arguments, run a full collection. The optional argument *generation* may be an integer specifying which generation to collect (from 0 to 2). A - :exc:`ValueError` is raised if the generation number is invalid. The number of - unreachable objects found is returned. + :exc:`ValueError` is raised if the generation number is invalid. The sum of + collected objects and uncollectable objects is returned. The free lists maintained for a number of built-in types are cleared whenever a full collection or collection of the highest generation (2) |