[Python-Dev] Pymalloc and backward compatibility

[Guido van Rossum]

> As I posted a few days ago, I think it would be a good idea if someone
> (maybe me) wrote a header file that extension authors could bundle
> with their extensions that would let them program to 2.3 memory APIs
> and remain compatible all the way back to 1.5.2 (maybe further, if
> that's easy).
> 
> Assuming I get this right, does this sound like a good solution?

Yes!

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)