gc
Stdlib — IntrospectionPython 2.0+Expert
Garbage collector interface: enable/disable, find reference cycles
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
- Dependencies
- None — Python Standard Library
- Install
Included with Python
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Quick Example
python
import gc print(f"GC enabled: {gc.isenabled()}") print(f"Thresholds: {gc.get_threshold()}") collected = gc.collect() print(f"Collected: {collected} objects")
The gc module is part of Python's standard library. Garbage collector interface: enable/disable, find reference cycles.
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