Slight update regarding Dianne Hackborn's vref() proposal from 1995;

there was never an implementation.
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@ -103,17 +103,17 @@ Weak References in Java
Previous Weak Reference Work in Python
Diane Hackborn's vref work. 'vref' objects were very similar to
java.lang.ref.WeakReference objects, except there was no
Diane Hackborn's vref proposal. 'vref' objects were very similar
to java.lang.ref.WeakReference objects, except there was no
equivalent to the invalidation queues. Implementing a "weak
dictionary" would be just as difficult as using only weak
references (without the invalidation queue) in Java. Information
on this appears to have disappeared from the Web. Original
discussion occurred in the comp.lang.python newsgroup; a good
archive of that may turn up something more. Dianne's old Web
pages at Oregon State University have disappeared. I've sent an
email to what appears to be a recent email address for Dianne to
see if any information is still available.
on this has disappeared from the Web. Original discussion
occurred in the comp.lang.python newsgroup; a good archive of that
may turn up something more.
Dianne doesn't have any record of her proposal, and doesn't recall
doing an implementation.
Marc-André Lemburg's mx.Proxy package. These Web pages appear to
be unavailable at the moment.