On Fri, 06 May 2011 13:28:11 +1200 Greg Ewing <greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:
> Amaury Forgeot d'Arc wrote [concerning the Doc/data/refcounts.dat file]: > > > This is not always true, for example when the item is already present > > in the dict. > > It's not important to know what the function does to the object, > > Only the action on the reference is relevant. > > Yes, that's the whole point. When using a functon, > what you need to know is whether it borrows or steals > a reference. Doesn't "borrow" mean the same as "steal" in that context? If an API borrows a reference, I expect it to take it from me. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
