RE: [Python-Dev] collections module

[Jeff Epler]

To repeat findings on a Linux machine (redhat9, x86, 2.4GHz): Old New 0.74 0.22 0.74 0.22 0.74 0.22 0.74 0.22 0.72 0.21 0.76 0.22 0.74 0.22 0.77 0.22 0.75 0.22 0.74 0.22

I also got the same (?) failure as tim described: test_list make: *** [test] Segmentation fault

Yup, that's the one. This line in listsort(): self->ob_item = empty_ob_item = PyMem_NEW(PyObject *, 0); violates the new assumption too; it can be replaced with, e.g., self->ob_item = empty_ob_item = PyMem_NEW(PyObject *, roundupsize(0) * sizeof(PyObject*)); although that should really be checked for a NULL return too.