Python gc Module
Example
Check that garbage collector helpers are available:
import gc
print(hasattr(gc, "collect"))
print(callable(gc.collect))
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Definition and Usage
The gc module provides access to the garbage collector and debugging hooks.
Use it to tune collection thresholds, track objects, and manually trigger collection when needed.
Members
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| collect() | Run a full collection and return the number of unreachable objects found. |
| get_count() | Return the current collection counts. |
| get_threshold() | Return the collection thresholds. |
| set_threshold() | Set the collection thresholds. |
| isenabled() | Return whether the automatic collector is enabled. |
| enable() | Enable automatic garbage collection. |
| disable() | Disable automatic garbage collection. |
