On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:38:50 +0100, Robert Rawlins wrote:
> So, am I right to assume that python will still handle its garbage disposal
> if I implement __del__(), it just handles circular references in a slightly
> different way, but to the same effect. Right?
No. Circular references in objects with a `__del__()` implementation are
not collected! Why are you using `__del__()` anyway? Are you aware of
the promises that are *not* made! It's not guaranteed when the method
is called nor if it is called at all!
Ciao,
Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch
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