[Python-Dev] Re: API change in 2.2.1c1 (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Wed, 20 Mar 2002 08:59:42 -0500

On Wed, 20 Mar 2002, Martin v. L�wis wrote:

> There seem to be an API changes between Python 2.2 and 2.2.1c1: > PyCellObject begins with a PyObjectHEAD, not anymore with a > PyObjectVARHEAD. While it is unlikely that anybody will notice, I'd > prefer to leave the additional field in the structure. It would have been nice if Jeremy had responded to either of the two emails I sent him asking about this. I'm not sure jhylton@users.sf.net goes anywhere.

Try jeremy@zope.com.

IMO this is fine as a bugfix. I can't come up with any reasonable scenario where it would break an extension; the cell objects are extremely obscure, and not even David Abrahams would have a reason to access one directly. Since the chance of someone relying on this is still >0, I'd say fix it sooner rather than later.

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