weakref — Impermanent References to Objects — PyMOTW 3
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The weakref module supports weak references to objects. A normal reference increments the reference count on the object and prevents it from being garbage collected. This is not always desirable, either when a circular reference might be present or when building a cache of objects that should be deleted when memory is needed. A weak reference is a handle to an object that does not keep it from being cleaned up automatically.
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