Python vs Java garbage collection?

[Erik Max Francis]

Brian Quinlan wrote:

> So why would I worry about an entirely theoretical point while I code?

Sigh.  It's theoretical that CPython's finalization behavior could
change.  It's _not_ theoretical that Jython does not have the same
finalization behavior.  If you're concerned about portability between
CPython and Jython, then the difference in finalization is far from a
theoretical issue.

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