[Python-Dev] Activating pymalloc (original) (raw)

Skip Montanaro skip@pobox.com
Sun, 24 Mar 2002 19:13:32 -0600 

Tim> The discussion you're remembering was specically about some
Tim> PyObject_XXX spellings.  There are no "general principles" here,

Okay, point taken.

Tim> See above.  More valuable in the end would be to deprecate 6 of the
Tim> 8 current ways to spell "free" that aren't already spelled "free".
Tim> But nobody will agree to that, so no point.

Hmmm... Sounds like this would be an area ripe for BDFL pronouncement.

>> That would have the added benefit of reducing your second table by
>> nearly half again.

Tim> Reducing the number of *categories* would be of practical value.
Tim> Even if we had no macro spellings at all, the second table would
Tim> have the same number of categories as now.

I think reducing the number of elements per category would also be of practical value, if for no other reason than it would reduce the mind boggling choice of potential functions for any one operation.

Skip