[Python-Dev] PEP 393: Flexible String Representation

[Stefan Behnel]

"Martin v. Löwis", 28.01.2011 01:02:
> Am 27.01.2011 23:53, schrieb Stefan Behnel:
>> "Martin v. Löwis", 24.01.2011 21:17:
>>> If the string is created directly with the canonical representation
>>> (see below), this representation doesn't take a separate memory block,
>>> but is allocated right after the PyUnicodeObject struct.
>>
>> Does this mean it's supposed to become a PyVarObject?
>
> What do you mean by "become"? Will it be declared as such? No.
>
>> Antoine proposed
>> that, too. Apart from breaking (more or less) all existing C subtyping
>> code, this will also make it harder to subtype it in new code. I don't
>> like that idea at all.
>
> Why will it break all existing subtyping code? See the PEP: Only objects
> created through PyUnicode_New will be affected - I don't think this can
> include objects of a subtype.

Ok, that's fine then.

Stefan