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41 .. function:: collect(generation=2)
43    With no arguments, run a full collection.  The optional argument *generation*
44    may be an integer specifying which generation to collect (from 0 to 2).  A
45    :exc:`ValueError` is raised if the generation number  is invalid. The number of
49    whenever a full collection or collection of the highest generation (2)
74    Return a list of three per-generation dictionaries containing collection
79    * ``collections`` is the number of times this generation was collected;
82      generation;
86      list) inside this generation.
98    generation (generation ``0``).  If an object survives a collection it is moved
99    into the next older generation.  Since generation ``2`` is the oldest
100    generation, objects in that generation remain there after a collection.  In
104    starts.  Initially only generation ``0`` is examined.  If generation ``0`` has
105    been examined more than *threshold1* times since generation ``1`` has been
106    examined, then generation ``1`` is examined as well.  Similarly, *threshold2*
107    controls the number of collections of generation ``1`` before collecting
108    generation ``2``.
215       "generation": The oldest generation being collected.