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When should you avoid a fancy use of reference counting and gc?
Track: Python
Topic: Python Internals
Focus: Reference Counting and GC
Python: Reference Counting and GC
Answer
Avoid it when it increases indirection without improving correctness, readability, or maintainability.
A language feature earns its place when it buys clarity or leverage, not when it merely looks advanced.
A language feature earns its place when it buys clarity or leverage, not when it merely looks advanced.
Topics: Python Python Internals Reference Counting and GC