[Python-Dev] Inconsistency of PyModule_AddObject()

Guido van Rossum gvanrossum at gmail.com
Thu Apr 28 12:30:21 EDT 2016


Stefan, could you explain which module you are talking about and why it
would cost you a week? What is your responsibility here?

--Guido (mobile)
On Apr 28, 2016 8:28 AM, "Stefan Krah" <stefan at bytereef.org> wrote:

> Random832 <random832 <at> fastmail.com> writes:
> > A more relevant point would be that _decimal does *not* use the API in a
> > way *which would be broken by the proposed change*, regardless of
> > whether the way in which it uses it is subjectively correct or can cause
> > leaks.
>
> And the ultimate point is that I don't want to spend about a week per year
> to evaluate the effect of needless code changes on a highly audited module.
>
> And no, this isn't theoretical...
>
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> Stefan Krah
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