-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sep 8, 2006, at 6:06 PM, Mihai Ibanescu wrote:
> There is no description of what happens when Py_BuildValue fails. > Will it > decref the python object passed in? Will it not? I just want to point out that the C API documentation is pretty silent about the refcounting side-effects in error conditions (and often in success conditions too) of most Python functions. For example, what is the refcounting side-effects of PyDict_SetItem() on val? What about if that function fails? Has val been incref'd or not? What about the side-effects on any value the new one replaces, both in success and failure? The C API documentation has improved in documenting the refcount behavior for return values of many of the functions, but the only reliable way to know what some other side-effects are is to read the code. After I perfect my human cloning techniques, I'll be assigning one of my minions to fix this situation (I'll bet my clean-the-kitty- litter-and-stalk-er-keep-tabs-on-Britney clone would love to take a break for a few weeks to work on this). - -Barry -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (Darwin) iQCVAwUBRQHuQnEjvBPtnXfVAQJfFAP9GHIRhiVc7lkzwEkPtJgqNsrN8edQcKh3 l4edSlDD7JoJrIaOElqyIaEKcJSkjpKfJt6qdA1qIt8LD9x4pGvdxpxgodGVYfFo VGPwm+pU9SH6JJIZcCOOf9bJbEmR9iqZKceAJMGgJvZjBnTnoVSyf52254q3JJGR b9glwqbddi0= =3iWf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com