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CPython Proposes Revolutionary Incremental Garbage Collector to Slash Pause Times and Enhance Performance in Python 3.16

By Suro Senen

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The Python steering committee and core developers are currently evaluating a transformative proposal that seeks to overhaul one of the most fundamental components of the CPython runtime: the cyclic garbage collector. Authored by Mark Shannon of Arm, the…