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Minor clarification about the ob_size field.

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Fred Drake 2003-03-07 15:02:03 +00:00
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@ -461,9 +461,9 @@ Foo_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
example, long ints use a negative \member{ob_size} to indicate a
negative number, and N is \code{abs(\member{ob_size})} there. Also,
the presence of an \member{ob_size} field in the instance layout
doesn't mean that the type is variable-length (for example, the list
type has fixed-length instances, yet those instances have a
meaningful \member{ob_size} field).
doesn't mean that the instance structure is variable-length (for
example, the structure for the list type has fixed-length instances,
yet those instances have a meaningful \member{ob_size} field).
The basic size includes the fields in the instance declared by the
macro \csimplemacro{PyObject_HEAD} or