gc.enable()

gc.enable() is a Python function in the GC Module category. Enables automatic garbage collection (default). The syntax is gc.enable(). Returns: None. A typical example: gc.enable(). A close sibling is gc.collect(), which runs the garbage collector. Returns the number of unreachable objects collected. A close sibling is gc.get_objects(), which returns a list of all objects tracked by the garbage collector. A close sibling is gc.set_threshold(), which sets the garbage collection thresholds for each generation. A close sibling is gc.get_threshold(), which returns the current GC thresholds as a tuple. More about this category: Garbage collector — collect, get_objects, set_threshold, get_stats. Related GC Module entries: gc.collect(), gc.get_objects(), gc.set_threshold(), gc.get_threshold(), gc.get_count(), gc.set_debug(). This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details. You can try gc.enable() immediately in the Python playground, look up unfamiliar terms in the glossary, or return to the Python Reference homepage.