[Python-Dev] Alternative implementation of interning, take 2

[Martin v. Loewis]

Oren Tirosh <oren-py-d@hishome.net> writes:

> This version, like the previous one, does not support indirect interning of
> strings.  Is there any evidence that this optimization is still important?
> Nothing in the Python distribution itself needs it.

That is still factually incorrect; the code is triggered in a test case.

Regards,
Martin