[Python-Dev] Preventing 1.5 extensions crashing under 1.6/2.0 Python

[Guido van Rossum]

> [Re forcing all extensions to use PythonExtensionInit_XXX]

[GvR]
> > I sort-of like this idea -- at least at the +0 level.

[MH]
> Since this email there have been some strong objections to this.  I too
> would weigh in at -1 for this, simply for the amount of work it would cost
> me personally!

OK.  Dead it is.  -1.

> Shall this be checked in to the 1.6 and 2.0 trees?

Yes, I'll do so.

> "Fatal Python error: Interpreter not initialized" might not be too helpful,
> but it's surely better than "PyThreadState_Get: no current thread"...

Yes.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.pythonlabs.com/~guido/)