[Python-Dev] Python initialization and embedded Python

Victor Stinner victor.stinner at gmail.com
Mon Nov 20 10:43:24 EST 2017


2017-11-20 16:31 GMT+01:00 Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently at gmail.com>:
> That Py_DecodeLocale() can use PyMem_RawMalloc() pre-init is an implementation detail.

Py_DecodeLocale() uses PyMem_RawMalloc(), and so its result must be
freed by PyMem_RawFree(). It's part the documentation.

I'm not sure that I understood correctly. Do you agree to move "PyMem"
globals back to Objects/obmalloc.c? (to allow to call
PyMem_RawMalloc() before Py_Initialize())

Victor


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