gh-144161: Clarify additional immortalization in free-threaded build#144176
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…build Clarify that the objects listed in the free-threading HOWTO are additional immortalizations specific to the free-threaded build. This addresses the inconsistency with sys.intern() documentation, which describes the default (mortal) behavior.
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I think it would make much more sense to just add a note to sys.intern and PyUnicode_InternInPlace saying that the free-threaded build makes all interned strings immortal.
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| On the free-threaded build, all interned strings are :term:`immortal`. |
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Sorry I messed up the suggestion, the right term is "free threading":
| On the free-threaded build, all interned strings are :term:`immortal`. | |
| On the :term:`free threaded <free threading>` build, all interned strings are :term:`immortal`. |
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"free threaded" is the more common spelling in the docs: |
I confirm. No hyphen should be used, see the issue gh-144277. |
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In this PR preposition was changed from "in the free threaded build" to "on the free threaded build". I believe that "in" is more correct because it can be rephrased as "inside the free threaded build" unlike "on" version. Quick check with LLM also told me that, but perhaps I am missing something. |
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Did you intend to close the PR? |
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Yes — I don’t plan to continue working on it. Feel free to reopen if someone wants to pick it up. |
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Clarify that the objects listed in the free-threading HOWTO are additional immortalizations specific to the free-threaded build.
This addresses the inconsistency reported in #144161, where
sys.intern()documentation states that interned strings are not immortal, while the free-threading HOWTO suggested otherwise. Both are correct for their respective contexts (default vs. free-threaded builds).Changes follow the suggestion by @Prometheus3375 in the issue discussion.
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