[issue4804] Python on Windows disables all C runtime library assertions

[Martin v. Löwis]

Martin v. Löwis <martin at v.loewis.de> added the comment:

>   Would you be happier if this functionality was exposed via _msvcrt and
> disabled in the test suite (either globally or selectively)?  Obviously
> this is still not thread-safe, but it is closer towards putting this
> behaviour in the control of the app itself.

Adding stuff into _msvcrt is fine with me. I guess the debate then might
be what the default should be. I personally don't care at all, as I
rarely ever use the debug build on Windows in the first place.

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