Python language != CPython implementation (was Re: Python vs Java gc?)

[Oren Tirosh]

On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 04:44:43PM -0500, John Roth wrote:
> Python, on the other hand, uses a reference counting strategy.
> That tends to release unused objects immediately the last
> reference vanishes, however, it has problems with objects
> that are linked in a cycle. The latest versions fix this (mostly,)
> but it's still wise to break cycles manually to get the best
> results.

The CPython implmentation currently uses reference counting but the
Jython implementation of the Python language uses the garbage collector
of the underlying JVM. Future versions of CPython could conceivably 
use a different garbage collection strategy.

	Oren