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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 581a19b..dbe73e7 100644 --- a/Python/sysmodule.c +++ b/Python/sysmodule.c @@ -466,8 +466,9 @@ sys_gettotalrefcount(PyObject *self) static char 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 static PyObject * |