[Python-Dev] Removing tp_compare?

[Antoine Pitrou]

Martin v. Löwis <martin <at> v.loewis.de> writes:
> 
> > Any thoughts?  My own opinion is that it really doesn't matter
> > that much if the slot is left in;  it's just a little annoying to have
> > such backwards-compatibility baggage already present in
> > the shiny new 3.0 series.  A little like finding a big scratch
> > on your brand-new bright yellow Hummer H3.  Or not.
> 
> Well, there is also PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN. I asked before 3.0, and was told
> that it was too late to remove it.

Are all modules PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN? Last I looked, _ssl.c still used int or long
in various places instead of Py_ssize_t.

Regards

Antoine.