[Python-Dev] Re: RFC: malloc cleanup

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Jack Jansen writes:
 > One point to think of, with the malloc cleanup: how many places are there 
 > where Python allocates something that is passed to some packages which then 
 > takes ownership of it (and ultimately free()s it)? And the other way around?
 > 
 > For these cases we should probably continue to use malloc()/free() to be on 
 > the safe side.

  Yes; that would be the only way to handle that if it doesn't provide 
any way to control the deallocation.  And if it does, you can still
use malloc & free.  Good enough for me!


  -Fred

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