initxxsubtype(): Add a comment to make the magic clearer; I doubt it's
obvious to anyone except PyType_Ready's author <0.9 wink>.
diff --git a/Modules/xxsubtype.c b/Modules/xxsubtype.c
index d108409..f3d8e89 100644
--- a/Modules/xxsubtype.c
+++ b/Modules/xxsubtype.c
@@ -240,8 +240,10 @@
{
PyObject *m, *d;
- /* Fill in the deferred data addresses. This must be done before
- PyType_Ready() is called. */
+ /* Fill in deferred data addresses. This must be done before
+ PyType_Ready() is called. Note that PyType_Ready() automatically
+ initializes the ob.ob_type field to &PyType_Type if it's NULL,
+ so it's not necessary to fill in ob_type first. */
spamdict_type.tp_base = &PyDict_Type;
if (PyType_Ready(&spamdict_type) < 0)
return;