7.6 Memory Management in Python
Python is a high-level programming language that has gained tremendous popularity in recent years due to its ease of use and powerful features. One of the key features that sets Python apart from other programming languages is its automatic memory management system. This system allows developers to focus on writing code without having to worry about manually allocating and deallocating memory, which can be a time-consuming and error-prone process in low-level languages such as C or C++.
The automatic memory management system in Python relies on two key elements: reference counting and garbage collection. Reference counting is a technique used by the Python interpreter to keep track of all references to an object in memory. Every time a new reference to an object is created, the reference count is incremented. Likewise, every time a reference to an object is deleted, the reference count is decremented. Once the reference count for an object reaches zero...
