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

[Paul Prescod]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> 
> ...
> Nice idea...  Unfortunately it means that every module must be
> changed.  If we want to do this, we'd best introduce a macro!
> E.g. (untested):
> 
>   #define Py_INIT(modname) DL_EXPORT(void) init20##modname()

Why is it that the init function names has to change for each module?
Why not PyModuleMain or something?

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