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Python does automatic memory management (reference counting for most objects and
garbage collection to eliminate cycles). The memory is freed shortly after the
last reference to it has been eliminated.
:term:`garbage collection` to eliminate cycles). The memory is freed shortly
after the last reference to it has been eliminated.
This approach works fine for most applications but occasionally there is a need
to track objects only as long as they are being used by something else.