C-API documentation ignores heap types and says type objects must never be deallocated
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Description
| BPO | 41790 |
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| Nosy | @koubaa |
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created_at = <Date 2020-09-15.03:15:13.517>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.10', 'docs']
title = 'C-API documentation ignores heap types and says type objects must never be deallocated'
updated_at = <Date 2020-09-15.16:51:11.709>
user = 'https://github.com/koubaa'
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priority = 'normal'
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status = 'open'
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url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41790'
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the C-API documentation discussed in this issue and PR #22242. Verify the wording about heap types and type-object deallocation, then update the relevant documentation and confirm that the corrected guidance is consistent.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100