Does Python have a garbage collector?
Yes, Python relies primarily on reference counting, supplemented by a cyclic garbage collector to clean up circular references.
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A memory leak occurs when a program allocates memory but fails to release it back to the system when it's no longer needed, causing memory usage to grow indefinitely.
Segmentation faults usually happen when a program tries to access a memory location it isn't allowed to, such as dereferencing a null or deleted pointer.
If you are interviewing in Java or C#, interviewers might ask basic questions about how the Garbage Collector works during technical deep dives.
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