Python Garbage Collection Protocol

Alright, Python garbage collection! This built-in mechanism automatically cleans up objects that are no longer being used in order to free up memory and prevent memory leaks. Here are some ways you can interact with the garbage collector:

1. Enabling or disabling the garbage collector using gc. enable() and gc.

disable(). Example:
To turn on the garbage collector, use `gc.enable()`. To turn it off, use `gc.disable()`. 2.

Checking if the garbage collector is currently enabled or disabled with gc.isenabled(). This returns True if the garbage collector is running and False otherwise. Example:
If you want to check whether the garbage collector is on or not, use `if gc.isenabled(): print(“Garbage Collector is Enabled”)`.

3. Setting a threshold for when the garbage collector should run using gc.set_threshold().

This sets three thresholds: one for minor collections (when younger objects are collected), another for major collections (when older objects are collected), and a third for full collections (which collect all objects). Example:
To set the threshold for minor collections to 100, use `gc.set_threshold(100)`.

4. Getting information about the garbage collector using gc.get_stats(). This returns statistics on the number of collections that have been performed and other useful data.

Example:
To get this information, use `print(gc.get_stats())`.

5. Registering a callback function to be called when an object is collected by the garbage collector using gc.set_debug(). This can help you debug memory issues in your code. Example:
To register a callback function that prints out information about the object being collected, use `gc.set_debug(my_callback)`.

By interacting with the Python garbage collector, you can better manage memory usage and prevent memory leaks in your programs!

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