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It was introduced in Python 2.0. You're not alone ... I still think of 2.0 as kinda new myself. :)

Look in this doc for "Optional Collection of Cyclical Garbage": https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.0/



Released in October 2000... yeah, that's probably around the last time I paid any attention to the implementation details of GC in Python.




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