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Re:RustPython – A Python-3 (CPython >= 3.11.0) Interpreter w... by Yoric on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @04:28PM (#35061514)
Does Python have a GC these days?
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Re:RustPython – A Python-3 (CPython >= 3.11.0) Interpreter w... by ketralnis on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @04:40PM (#35061633)
It uses refcounting in the common case and then a second cycle-detecting GC for the less common cases
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Re:RustPython – A Python-3 (CPython >= 3.11.0) Interpreter w... by Yoric on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @06:00PM (#35062550)
Ah, I forgot the cycle-detector.

Thanks!

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