[Python-Dev] Activating pymalloc

[Tim Peters]

[Aahz [mailto:aahz@pythoncraft.com]]

Cool address!

> I'm just picking a random spot to break into this thread.  Last
> go-round, I seem to recall a suggestion that pymalloc get a new API and
> that anyone who wanted to use pymalloc would be forced to modify their
> code.  That would leave all currently working ways of spelling
> malloc()/free() working.
>
> Is there some reason why we're not doing that?

Yes:  I suggested it, and it wouldn't hassle users.  I'm not sure what the
third strike against it was <wink>.