Releasing the intern dictionary (was Re: [Python-Dev] d.get_key(key) -> key?)

Barry A. Warsaw barry@zope.com
Thu, 6 Jun 2002 11:47:19 -0400


>>>>> "GvR" == Guido van Rossum <guido@python.org> writes:

    >> What about exposing _Py_ReleaseInternedStrings() to Python,
    >> say, from the gc module?

    GvR> If it's going to be an exposed API, it will have to live in
    GvR> stringobject.c, since the 'interned' dict is a static global
    GvR> there.

Actually, I don't think so, since _Py_ReleaseInternedStrings() is
already an extern function.

    GvR> Wanna give it a crack?

http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=565378&group_id=5470&atid=305470

Doc changes and test case included.
-Barry