[Python-Dev] PyObject_REPR() (original) (raw)

Neal Norwitz nnorwitz at gmail.com
Wed Apr 12 07:39:04 CEST 2006

Ok, then how about prefixing with _, adding a comment saying in big, bold letters: FOR DEBUGGING PURPOSES ONLY, THIS LEAKS, and only defining in a debug build?

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On 4/11/06, Jeremy Hylton <jeremy at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

It's intended as an internal debugging API. I find it very convenient for adding with a printf() here and there, which is how it got added long ago. It should really have a comment mentioning that it leaks the repr object, and starting with an wouldn't be bad either.

Jeremy On 4/11/06, Neal Norwitz <nnorwitz at gmail.com> wrote: > On 4/11/06, Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at verizon.net> wrote: > > > > > It strikes me that it should not be used, or maybe renamed to PyObjectREPR. > > > Should removing or renaming it be done in 2.5 or in Py3K? > > > > Since it is intrinsically buggy, I would support removal in Py2.5 > > +1 on removal. Google only turned up a handleful of uses that I saw. > > n _> ________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev at python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/jeremy%40alum.mit.edu >

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