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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@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ The following variable is provided for read-only access:
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\begin{datadesc}{garbage}
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\begin{datadesc}{garbage}
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A list of objects which the collector found to be unreachable
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A list of objects which the collector found to be unreachable
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but could not be freed (uncollectable objects). Objects that have
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but could not be freed (uncollectable objects). By default, this list
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contains only objects with \method{__del__()} methods.\footnote{Prior to
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Python 2.2, the list contained all instance objects in unreachable
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cycles, not only those with \method{__del__()} methods.}
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Objects that have
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\method{__del__()} methods and create part of a reference cycle cause
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\method{__del__()} methods and create part of a reference cycle cause
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the entire reference cycle to be uncollectable. If
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the entire reference cycle to be uncollectable. If
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\constant{DEBUG_SAVEALL} is set, then all unreachable objects will
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\constant{DEBUG_SAVEALL} is set, then all unreachable objects will
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Extension modules
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Extension modules
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- By default, the gc.garbage list now contains only those instances in
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unreachable cycles that have __del__ methods; in 2.1 it contained all
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instances in unreachable cycles. "Instances" here has been generalized
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to include instances of both new-style and old-style classes.
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- The socket module defines a new method for socket objects,
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- The socket module defines a new method for socket objects,
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sendall(). This is like send() but may make multiple calls to
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sendall(). This is like send() but may make multiple calls to
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send() until all data has been sent. Also, the socket function has
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send() until all data has been sent. Also, the socket function has
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