Chris McDonough wrote: > Note that Python versions 2.1+ now have honest-to-goodness cyclic GC so > your statement in the MWS is not correct: > > - Real garbage collection. We've suffered PHPs reference counting long > enough. This disqualifies Python and the Javascript engine from > Mozilla, for example. > > Just thought you'd want to know and hello from Zopeland! ;-)
The way I read their statement is that Python still uses refcounting, but will occasionally do an (admittedly more expensive) GC scan to clear out cyclic references (which refcounting cannot handle). That still means extension writers have to handle refcounting. If I am mistaken in this, please enlighten me. Emile --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
