[Python-Dev] Adding a new C API function in 2.6

[Barry Warsaw]

On May 20, 2010, at 12:53 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:

>Sounds good to me, since this is (a) a security fix that will make
>some vendors happy, and (b) only a C-level API. I expect that some
>apps embedding Python will use this API unconditionally and this break
>with earlier Python versions; this could be intentional because of the
>vulnerability (else why would they change their code to call the new
>API), or they can use an #if to check for a version >= 2.6.6.

I concur, as long as the new API availability is clearly spelled out in the
release notes, NEWS, and C API documentation.  Maybe even provide an example
#ifdef in the latter.

Should we start thinking about releasing 2.6.6 soonish?

-Barry
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 836 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/attachments/20100520/267b26d7/attachment.pgp>