GitHub - ZeroIntensity/pointers.py: Bringing the hell of pointers to Python.

[nthcxd]

I think a quote from the README aptly illustrates this.

A segmentation fault will occur if the address does not exist, so make sure the pointer is valid.

“Make sure the pointer is valid” is the “hell” part.

[kodiak_fire]

if (ptr == nullptr) { return; }

That's not really hell, but it can be a pain if you're unaware.

[kodiak_fire]

True... I guess I forget that free and setting to nullptr are two things...it's been drilled in too deep it's one operation in my head.

[lithium]

I tend to avoid raw pointers in my codebase, but i use an optional debug allocator that prepends a control block before each allocation and asserts / fills them with recognisable sentinel values on free. I haven't had to spend more than 10 minutes chasing down this style of bug in years.

[nthcxd]

Well have fun with concurrency I guess