Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN/END in C extension?

Marco Sulla Marco.Sulla.Python at gmail.com
Wed Dec 22 03:14:01 EST 2021


Yes, it's deprecated, but I need it for Python 3.7, since there was
yet no Py_TRASHCAN_BEGIN / END

On Tue, 21 Dec 2021 at 23:22, Barry <barry at barrys-emacs.org> wrote:
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> On 21 Dec 2021, at 22:08, Marco Sulla <Marco.Sulla.Python at gmail.com> wrote:
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> In Python 3.7, must Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN - Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_END be
> used in a C extension?
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> I'm asking because in my C extension I use them in the deallocator
> without problems, but users signalled me that they segfault in Python
> 3.7 on Debian 10. I checked and this is true.
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> I searched the web for Py_TRASHCAN_SAFE_BEGIN
> And that quickly lead me to this bug.
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> https://bugs.python.org/issue40608.
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> That gives lots of clues for what might be the problem.
> It seems that is a deprecated api.
>
> Barry
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