New submission from Ronald Oussoren <ronaldousso...@mac.com>: If I understand the code correct Python 2.6 has the same value for PYTHON_API_VERSION, even though extensions are not compatible.
In particular: when you compile an extension that uses PyInt_Check with python2.6 and load that extension with python 2.5 you will not get a version warning from Py_InitModule4 and you will also not get the right answers from PyInt_Check. This due to PyType_FastSubclass (in python 2.6) which tests flags in the type structure that are not initiazed in 2.5. That is a change in the ABI and hence should be accompanied by increasing PYTHON_API_VERSION. This is technically a bug in 2.6, but I'm not selecting that version in the list because increasing PYTHON_API_VERSION in 2.6.x would break existing installations when they upgrade. ---------- components: Extension Modules, Interpreter Core messages: 100867 nosy: ronaldoussoren priority: high severity: normal status: open title: PYTHON_API_VERSION needs to be bumped? type: behavior versions: Python 2.7 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue8118> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
