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[3.11] gh-49174: document that the effect of calling gc.collect() during a collection is undefined (GH-104699) #104703

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Expand Up @@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ The :mod:`gc` module provides the following functions:
is run. Not all items in some free lists may be freed due to the
particular implementation, in particular :class:`float`.

The effect of calling ``gc.collect()`` while the interpreter is already
performing a collection is undefined.


.. function:: set_debug(flags)

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