Why doesn't gc delete an object without forcing a garbage collection call?

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Why doesn't gc delete an object without forcing a garbage collection call?

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Mar-19-2019, 02:10 AM

__del__ is not guaranteed to run, even when Python exits. If you need to do cleanup external to your program, you need to manage that manually.

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RE: Why doesn't gc delete an object without forcing a garbage collection call? - by micseydel - Mar-19-2019, 02:10 AM

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