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Firmware & API Reference > MicroPython Modules > gc

gc

Methods

gc.enable()

Enable automatic garbage collection.

gc.disable()

Disable automatic garbage collection. Heap memory can still be allocated, and garbage collection can still be initiated manually using gc.collect().

gc.collect()

Run a garbage collection.

gc.mem_alloc()

Return the number of bytes of heap RAM that are allocated.

gc.mem_free()

Return the number of bytes of available heap RAM.

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