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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/memory.rst b/Doc/c-api/memory.rst index 64ae35daa70..61fa49f8681 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/memory.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/memory.rst @@ -376,6 +376,24 @@ The :ref:`default object allocator <default-memory-allocators>` uses the If *p* is ``NULL``, no operation is performed. + Do not call this directly to free an object's memory; call the type's + :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_free` slot instead. + + Do not use this for memory allocated by :c:macro:`PyObject_GC_New` or + :c:macro:`PyObject_GC_NewVar`; use :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Del` instead. + + .. seealso:: + + * :c:func:`PyObject_GC_Del` is the equivalent of this function for memory + allocated by types that support garbage collection. + * :c:func:`PyObject_Malloc` + * :c:func:`PyObject_Realloc` + * :c:func:`PyObject_Calloc` + * :c:macro:`PyObject_New` + * :c:macro:`PyObject_NewVar` + * :c:func:`PyType_GenericAlloc` + * :c:member:`~PyTypeObject.tp_free` + .. _default-memory-allocators: |