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Memory Management & Garbage Collection
Last Updated: May 22, 2026
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How CPython Stores Objects
Reference Counting
Why Reference Counting Alone Isn't Enough
The Generational Cycle Collector
Tuning and Disabling the Collector
__del__ and Why It's Risky
Inspecting Memory with tracemalloc
Common Leak Patterns
When to Call gc.collect() Manually
A Practical Workflow for Memory Issues
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