[Python-Dev] Why does _PyUnicode_FromId return a new reference? (original) (raw)

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Sat Nov 5 23:26:11 CET 2011


Given it returns an eternal object, and it's almost always used temporarily (for attribute lookup, string joining, etc.), it would seem more practical for it to return a borrowed reference.

Regards

Antoine.



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