[Python-Dev] Memory management in the AST parser & compiler

[Alex Martelli]

On Nov 17, 2005, at 12:46 PM, Brett Cannon wrote:
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>> alloca?
>>
>> (duck)
>>
>
> But how widespread is its support (e.g., does Windows have it)?

Yep, spelled with a leading underscore:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/ 
vclib/html/_crt__alloca.asp


Alex