[Python-Dev] cPickle.c out-of-date w.r.t. version in Zope 2.2.1

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Andrew Kuchling wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 09:13:39AM -0500, Skip Montanaro wrote:
> >leak.  In working my way through some compilation errors I noticed that
> >Zope's cPickle.c appears to be somewhat different than Python's version.
> >(Haven't checked cStringIO.c yet, but I imagine there may be a couple
> >differences there as well.)
> 
> There are also diffs in cStringIO.c, though not ones that affect
> functionality: ANSI-fication, and a few changes to the Python API
> (PyObject_Length -> PyObject_Size, PyObject_NEW -> PyObject_New, &c).
> 
> The cPickle.c changes look to be:
>     * ANSIfication.
>     * API changes.
>     * Support for Unicode strings.

Huh ? There is support for Unicode objects in Python's cPickle.c...
does Zope's version do something different ?
 
> The API changes are the most annoying ones, since you need to add
> #ifdefs in order for the module to compile with both 1.5.2 and 2.0.
> (Might be worth seeing if this can be alleviated with a few strategic
> macros, though I think not...)
> 
> --amk
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