Python · Junior · Theory

How does memory management work in Python? How are objects that are no longer needed removed?

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They're checking whether you understand what's behind Python's "automatic" memory: reference counting, a separate collector for cycles, what del actually does, and the fact that leaks are still possible.

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memory garbage collection

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