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Finish SF patch 477059: __del__ on new classes vs. GC.

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Just doc and NEWS here, about the change in gc.garbage meaning.
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Tim Peters 2001-11-03 19:57:21 +00:00
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Doc/lib/libgc.tex
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@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ The following variable is provided for read-only access:
\begin{datadesc}{garbage} \begin{datadesc}{garbage}
A list of objects which the collector found to be unreachable A list of objects which the collector found to be unreachable
but could not be freed (uncollectable objects). Objects that have but could not be freed (uncollectable objects). By default, this list
contains only objects with \method{__del__()} methods.\footnote{Prior to
Python 2.2, the list contained all instance objects in unreachable
cycles, not only those with \method{__del__()} methods.}
Objects that have
\method{__del__()} methods and create part of a reference cycle cause \method{__del__()} methods and create part of a reference cycle cause
the entire reference cycle to be uncollectable. If the entire reference cycle to be uncollectable. If
\constant{DEBUG_SAVEALL} is set, then all unreachable objects will \constant{DEBUG_SAVEALL} is set, then all unreachable objects will

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Misc/NEWS
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@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ Core and builtins
Extension modules Extension modules
- By default, the gc.garbage list now contains only those instances in
unreachable cycles that have __del__ methods; in 2.1 it contained all
instances in unreachable cycles. "Instances" here has been generalized
to include instances of both new-style and old-style classes.
- The socket module defines a new method for socket objects, - The socket module defines a new method for socket objects,
sendall(). This is like send() but may make multiple calls to sendall(). This is like send() but may make multiple calls to
send() until all data has been sent. Also, the socket function has send() until all data has been sent. Also, the socket function has