Eric Tiedemann, and various others.
http://www.arctrix.com/nas/python/gc/
- http://www.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-March/003869.html
- http://www.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-March/004010.html
- http://www.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-March/004022.html
+
+ The following mailing list threads provide a historical perspective on
+ the design of this module. Note that a fair amount of refinement has
+ occurred since those discussions.
+
+ http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-March/002385.html
+ http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-March/002434.html
+ http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-March/002497.html
For a highlevel view of the collection process, read the collect
function.