[Pyrex] [Cython-dev] fix for tp_clear()

[Lenard Lindstrom]

Stefan Behnel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> while I was at it, here is a patch that diverts the tp_clear/tp_traverse type
> function pointers to the parent type if the type itself does not have any
> object attributes.
>
> It's a bit clumsy in that it decides the availability of the parent functions
> based on the module name. What would be a better way to find out if the parent
> type was defined in the same scope?
>
>   
If a subclass has no object attributes then leave its 
tp_clear/tp_traverse slots empty. PyType_Ready will fill them if nessecary.

-- 
Lenard Lindstrom
<len-l at telus.net>