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gh-132346: Docs: Clarify that reference counts aren't stable between versions (GH-132352)

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@ -1208,6 +1208,11 @@ Glossary
:func:`sys.getrefcount` function to return the
reference count for a particular object.
In :term:`CPython`, reference counts are not considered to be stable
or well-defined values; the number of references to an object, and how
that number is affected by Python code, may be different between
versions.
regular package
A traditional :term:`package`, such as a directory containing an
``__init__.py`` file.