Comment by guappa Comment by guappa 2 days ago 2 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News How does this relate to the claim of the parent comment that cyclic structures are never freed in python (which is false, btw)?
Copy Link sgarland 2 days ago Next Collapse Comment - When I replied, the only thing the comment said was “yeah no.” I was agreeing that __del__ is fraught with peril.Reading: cyclic GC, yes, the section I linked explicitly discusses that problem, and how it’s solved. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link baq 2 days ago Prev Collapse Comment - this is not what I claim, BTW. Reply View | 0 replies
When I replied, the only thing the comment said was “yeah no.” I was agreeing that __del__ is fraught with peril.
Reading: cyclic GC, yes, the section I linked explicitly discusses that problem, and how it’s solved.