[Python-Dev] Use of PyObject_NEW

[Martin v. Loewis]

Tim Peters <tim.one@comcast.net> writes:

> > I recommend to deprecate PyObject_NEW (and correspondingly
> > PyObject_NEW_VAR, PyObject_DEL).
> 
> I think that's pointless -- lots of code uses these things, and we have no
> effective way to deprecate pieces of the C API anyway.  I'd be in favor of
> redefining
> 
> #define PyObject_NEW PyObject_New
> 
> to get rid of the MemoryError bug, though.

Will do. I'll also change the docs to tell people tha the macros are
there for historic reasons, only.

Regards,
Martin