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Irregular reference counting #8

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encukou opened this issue May 10, 2023 · 3 comments
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Irregular reference counting #8

encukou opened this issue May 10, 2023 · 3 comments
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encukou commented May 10, 2023

It's not possible to tell how a function handles references (e.g. returns borrowed one, steals an argument) from usage (i.e. in a code review).
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Can we deprecate these functions or have a way to opt-out? We can introduce new functions with regular refcount handling at least.

See discussion in 2020: python/cpython#86460

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@iritkatriel iritkatriel added the v label Jul 20, 2023
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encukou commented Oct 23, 2023

Proposed guideline issue: capi-workgroup/api-evolution#16

@iritkatriel iritkatriel removed the v label Oct 23, 2023
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