[Python-Dev] PyObject_CallFunction and 'N' format char (original) (raw)

Gustavo Carneiro gjcarneiro at gmail.com
Sun Jun 25 02:09:09 CEST 2006


Sorry this is slightly offtopic, but I think it's important...

According to recent experiments tracking down a memory leak, it seems that PyObject_CallFunction(func, "N", object) and PyObject_CallFunction(func, "O", object) are doing exactly the same thing. However, documentation says "The C arguments are described using a Py_BuildValue() style format string.". And of course Py_BuildValue consumes one object reference, according to the documentation and practice. However, PyObject_CallFunction does not consume such an object reference, contrary to what I believed for years. God knows how many leaks I may have introduced in my bindings... :|

Any comments?



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