There are 2 disparate approaches to clearing/compacting free lists for basic types: - APIs of the form Py<type>_ClearFreeList() called from gc.collect() [class, frame, method, tuple & unicode types]; - APIs of the form Py<type>_CompactFreeList() called from sys._compact_freelists() [int & float types];
Both approaches are new for 2.6 & 3.0. The patch at http://bugs.python.org/issue2862 is geared towards bring the int/float free list management into line with the others. The patch at http://bugs.python.org/issue3029 adds free list management to the dict, list & set types. The value of this is probably minor, and this patch is thus not significant in its own right other than for consistency. However Raymond's comment to issue 3029 that the management routines shouldn't be public APIs is IMO important (& I happen to agree). It would be nice to reduce the 2 approaches to one. I would rather the gc.collect() approach, as this seems to be more obvious to many users who have gone looking for free list management in prior versions, however my opinion isn't particularly valuable on this. Can this be resolved for 2.6/3.0? Regards, Andrew. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew I MacIntyre "These thoughts are mine alone..." E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (pref) | Snail: PO Box 370 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (alt) | Belconnen ACT 2616 Web: http://www.andymac.org/ | Australia _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
