In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Craig Ringer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> IMO the reference behaviour of functions in the C API could be
>clearer. One often has to simply know, or refer to the docs, to tell
>whether a particular call steals a reference or is reference neutral.
>Take, for example, PyDict_SetItemString vs PyMapping_SetItemString . Is
>it obvious that one of those steals a reference, and one is reference
>neutral? Is there any obvious rationale behind this? I'm not overflowing
>with useful suggestions about this, but I do think it'd be nice if there
>was a way to more easily tell how functions behave in regard to
>reference counts.
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This is a sensitive area for me, too. I'd welcome insight
on how to think about this. If Pythonia were a better place
in this regard, how would it be? Reference documents that
more transparently define reference behavior? A convention
for API names that reveals reference characteristics? Is
there someone who's confident with Python use through C that
has a reliable process for getting reference counts right?
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