[patch] tiny documentation fix

Martin Pool martinpool at gmail.com
Wed Nov 2 23:01:36 GMT 2005


On 02/11/05, Robey Pointer <robey at lag.net> wrote:
> """
> Python destructors (``__del__``) work differently from those in other
> languages.   In particular, bear in mind that destructors may be
> called immediately after an object becomes dereferenced, or may not
> be called at all (if the object is in a cycle).
> """

OK, I changed it.  Note however that Python can collect objects in a
cycle; things failing to get collected at all probably requires more
complex situations.

Anything elsewhere in HACKING?

--
Martin




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