[issue37340] remove free_list for bound method objects

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> added the comment:

This caused a performance regression (70%) for a fundamental operation.  See issue 37340.

Sometimes, bound methods are used directly and not through LOAD_METHOD:

     sorted(data, key=str.upper)

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nosy: +rhettinger
status: closed -> open

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