list_resize() now has an "exact" option for bypassing the overallocation
scheme in situations that likely won't benefit from it. This further
improves memory utilization from Py2.3 which always over-allocates
except for PyList_New().
Situations expected to benefit from over-allocation:
list.insert(), list.pop(), list.append(), and list.extend()
Situations deemed unlikely to benefit:
list_inplace_repeat, list_ass_slice, list_ass_subscript
The most gray area was for listextend_internal() which only runs
when the argument is a list or a tuple. This could be viewed as
a one-time fixed length addition or it could be viewed as wrapping
a series of appends. I left its over-allocation turned on but
could be convinced otherwise.
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