Merge pull request #80 from RetiredWizard/GCReadme

richpl · web-flow · commit 6c8f5b5bf5e3 · 2025-11-08T16:26:36.000Z
update garbage collection info in README
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@ Empty array value returned in line 30
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 ```
 
-As in all implementations of BASIC, there is no garbage collection (not surprising since all variables
-have global scope)!
+Since **all PyBasic variables have a global scope** and string memory is managed by the python interpreter, there is no garbage collection in PyBasic.  
 
 ### Program constants
 

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`263`	`263`	`>`
`264`	`264`	```
`265`	`265`
`266`		`-As in all implementations of BASIC, there is no garbage collection (not surprising since all variables`
`267`		`-have global scope)!`
	`266`	`+Since all PyBasic variables have a global scope and string memory is managed by the python interpreter, there is no garbage collection in PyBasic.`
`268`	`267`
`269`	`268`	`### Program constants`
`270`	`269`