[Python-Dev] Re: Suggested memory API rules for 2.3 (original) (raw)

Michael Hudson mwh@python.net
03 Apr 2002 17:53:57 +0100

Neil Schemenauer <nas@python.ca> writes:

Tim Peters wrote: > Recommended Practice > > When backward compatibility is not a concern, using this subset of > the raw memory and object memory APIs is recommended: > > PyMem{Malloc, Realloc, Free} > PyObject{Malloc, Realloc, Free} > PyObject{New, NewVar}

This should probably come up front in the documentation. All the rest is historical crap. :-)

We should probably provide an example of preprocessor hackery that lets you use these interfaces and remain backward compatible as far as possible. Maybe even a little .h file which we can suggest extension authors bundle with their extensions.

Cheers, M.

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