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Python uses reference counting as primary memory management - each object tracks how many references point to it. When count drops to 0, memory is freed immediately. A cyclic garbage collector handles reference cycles (A references B, B references A). CPython manages memory in pools and arenas via pymalloc. You can force GC with gc.collect() but rarely need to.
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Python uses automatic memory management: • Reference counting • Garbage collector for circular references • No manual allocation/deallocation needed.
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