February 2006
Intermediate to advanced
648 pages
14h 53m
English
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Chapter 13. Python Runtime Services
THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES MODULES THAT CONTROL the Python interpreter and its environment. Topics include garbage collection, basic management of objects (copying, marshalling, and so on), weak references, and system parameters.