On Wed, 2017-12-20 at 17:05 +0000, Tony via Digitalmars-d wrote: > I have heard with regard to reference counting as is done in > Python, that if two objects each have a reference to the other, > that they will never be deleted, even if neither is used > elsewhere in the program. Garbage collection is not supposed to > have that issue, although I don't know how a garbage collector > determines that there usage is just via each other and that they > can be deleted.
Python uses reference counting, but also has an optional garbage collector. cf. https://docs.python.org/3/library/gc.html#module-gc -- Russel. =========================================== Dr Russel Winder t: +44 20 7585 2200 41 Buckmaster Road m: +44 7770 465 077 London SW11 1EN, UK w: www.russel.org.uk
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