GC and finalizers [was: No destructor]

[Andrew Kuchling]

Most of the discussion of GC and finalizers happened on python-dev
back in March, and many coulombs of electrons were expended in those
discussions.  See http://www.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-March/

The following threads are particularly relevant:
  Design question: call __del__ for cyclical garbage?
  Design question: call __del__ only after successful __init__?
  finalization again

Back then, Tim Peters also posted a pointer to
http://www.iecc.com/gclist/GC-faq.html, which talks about GC and
finalizers a bit.

--amk