Andrew M. Kuchling
a0622709fd
Markup fix
2006-03-17 15:56:13 +00:00
Barry Warsaw
d3c38ff7f8
SF patch #1443865 ; gc.get_count() added and optional argument 'generation'
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added to gc.collect(). Updated docs, unit test, and NEWS entry.
(Also, fixed a typo in NEWS.)
2006-03-07 09:46:03 +00:00
Martin v. Löwis
0f9679d2b0
Mention that DEBUG_LEAK includes DEBUG_SAVEALL. Fixes #1170460 .
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Will backport to 2.4.
2005-03-28 15:29:28 +00:00
Raymond Hettinger
17a7924667
SF bug #1091740 : garbage collector still documented as optional
2005-01-07 00:49:17 +00:00
Armin Rigo
3be6d5d320
Documented gc.get_referrers() as dangerous.
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SF bug 793822
2003-10-28 12:10:38 +00:00
Fred Drake
de7ad2caac
Markup fix.
2003-04-08 17:37:47 +00:00
Tim Peters
730f5535ba
s/referrents/referents/g. Gotta love that referrers remains rife with rs.
2003-04-08 17:17:17 +00:00
Tim Peters
0f81ab6d88
Finished implementing gc.get_referrents(): dealt with error and end
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cases, wrote docs, added a test.
2003-04-08 16:39:48 +00:00
Fred Drake
e4523c46b9
Document gc.get_objects().
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Closes SF bug #578308 .
2002-07-10 19:21:07 +00:00
Martin v. Löwis
ef180dc3d0
Document that get_referrers can return unreachable but uncollected objects.
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Fixes #505453 .
2002-01-26 20:11:50 +00:00
Fred Drake
dda7dcb3f7
Add a missing "cycle".
2001-12-14 21:19:08 +00:00
Martin v. Löwis
560da62fc7
Rename get_referents to get_referrers. Fixes #483815 .
2001-11-24 09:24:51 +00:00
Tim Peters
af0a883041
Relatively large expansion of the docs for gc.garbage.
2001-11-18 04:51:17 +00:00
Tim Peters
169ded0d68
Finish SF patch 477059: __del__ on new classes vs. GC.
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Just doc and NEWS here, about the change in gc.garbage meaning.
2001-11-03 19:57:21 +00:00
Neil Schemenauer
b2c2c9e977
- update Neil's email address
2000-10-04 16:34:09 +00:00
Neil Schemenauer
544de1effb
- Add DEBUG_SAVEALL option. When enabled all garbage objects found by the
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collector will be saved in gc.garbage. This is useful for debugging a
program that creates reference cycles.
- Fix else statements in gcmodule.c to conform to Python coding standards.
2000-09-22 15:22:38 +00:00
Fred Drake
e544191397
Add \modulesynopsis for inclusion in the list of modules at the beginning
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of the chapter.
Add explanation that this is only available when the cycle detector is
enabled at build time.
2000-09-09 03:26:51 +00:00
Vladimir Marangozov
f9d20c3786
Neil Schemenauer: GC enable(), disable(), isenabled() interface.
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Small stylistic changes by VM:
- is_enabled() -> isenabled()
- static ... Py_<func> -> static ... gc_<func>
2000-08-06 22:45:31 +00:00
Fred Drake
bdcf91fda0
Documentation for the gc module. Text from Neil Schemenauer
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<nascheme@enme.ucalgary.ca>, markup & minor revisions from Fred
Drake.
2000-07-12 04:22:53 +00:00