- 1.1
- An
interface for this function already exists in the standard module
os — it was chosen as a simple and straightfoward example.
- 1.2
- The metaphor of
``borrowing'' a reference is not completely correct: the owner still
has a copy of the reference.
- 1.3
- Checking that the reference count is at least 1
does not work — the reference count itself could be in
freed memory and may thus be reused for another object!
- 1.4
- These guarantees don't hold when you use the ``old'' style
calling convention — this is still found in much existing code.
- 3.1
- Check the manual page of the dl package for
details.