[Bf-python] OT: *_dealloc functions

[Stephen Swaney]

On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 09:52:07AM -0700, Ken Hughes wrote:

> While playing around, I wondered what would happen if I didn't define a 
> foo_dealloc() function for a new type and then called PyType_Ready.  As 
> I expected, an entry was created in the tp_dealloc slot which I assume 
> is the general Python object deallocation function.
> 
> So might I suggest we save a little space and not declare those local 
> dealloc functions unless they're really needed (i.e., the object has its 
> own allocated memory), as long as the type initialization is done with 
> PyType_Ready?

Yeah, no sense in writing code we don't need.
IIRC, some of our objects *do* allocate some mem, but those
are the Exception (heh).

As for the object Type check question, in your other msg, I kinda 
sorta like the macro version.

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