[the recommended 2.3+ API]
> PyMem_{Malloc, Realloc, Free}
> PyObject_{Malloc, Realloc, Free}
> PyObject_{New, NewVar}
[Michael Hudson]
> We should probably provide an example of preprocessor hackery that
> lets you use these interfaces and remain backward compatible as far as
> possible. Maybe even a little .h file which we can suggest extension
> authors bundle with their extensions.
I would be delighted if somebody else did that. As I age, I find it
increasingly difficult to do more than 103 things at once <wink>.