[Python-3000] Eliminating PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN

[Barry Warsaw]

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On Nov 22, 2008, at 4:05 AM, Martin v. Löwis wrote:

> I just noticed that the Python 3 C API still contains  
> PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN.
>
> This macro was a transition mechanism, to allow extensions to use
> Py_ssize_t in PyArg_ParseTuple, while allowing other module continue
> to use int.
>
> In Python 3, I would like the mechanism, making Py_ssize_t the only
> valid data type for size in, say, s# parsers.
>
> Is it ok to still change that?

Given that we just released the last planned candidate, I'd say it was  
too late to change this for Python 3.0.

- -Barry

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