通过源码分析Python中的切片赋值

t = [1,2,3]
t[1:1] = [7] # 感谢@一往直前 的疑问，之前写为 t[1:1] = 7了
print t # 输出 [1,7,3]

int
PyList_SetSlice(PyObject *a,Py_ssize_t ilow,Py_ssize_t ihigh,PyObject *v)
{
 if (!PyList_Check(a)) {
  PyErr_BadInternalCall();
  return -1;
 }
 return list_ass_slice((PyListObject *)a,ilow,ihigh,v);
}

static int
list_ass_slice(PyListObject *a,PyObject *v)
{
 /* Because [X]DECREF can recursively invoke list operations on
 this list,we must postpone all [X]DECREF activity until
 after the list is back in its canonical shape. Therefore
 we must allocate an additional array,'recycle',into which
 we temporarily copy the items that are deleted from the
 list. :-( */
 PyObject *recycle_on_stack[8];
 PyObject **recycle = recycle_on_stack; /* will allocate more if needed */
 PyObject **item;
 PyObject **vitem = NULL;
 PyObject *v_as_SF = NULL; /* PySequence_Fast(v) */
 Py_ssize_t n; /* # of elements in replacement list */
 Py_ssize_t norig; /* # of elements in list getting replaced */
 Py_ssize_t d; /* Change in size */
 Py_ssize_t k;
 size_t s;
 int result = -1;   /* guilty until proved innocent */
#define b ((PyListObject *)v)
 if (v == NULL)
  n = 0;
 else {
  if (a == b) {
   /* Special case "a[i:j] = a" -- copy b first */
   v = list_slice(b,Py_SIZE(b));
   if (v == NULL)
    return result;
   result = list_ass_slice(a,v);
   Py_DECREF(v);
   return result;
  }
  v_as_SF = PySequence_Fast(v,"can only assign an iterable");
  if(v_as_SF == NULL)
   goto Error;
  /*
  the5fire注：
  要赋值的长度n
  */
  n = PySequence_Fast_GET_SIZE(v_as_SF);
  vitem = PySequence_Fast_ITEMS(v_as_SF);
 }
 if (ilow < 0)
  ilow = 0;
 else if (ilow > Py_SIZE(a))
  ilow = Py_SIZE(a);

 if (ihigh < ilow)
  ihigh = ilow;
 else if (ihigh > Py_SIZE(a))
  ihigh = Py_SIZE(a);

 norig = ihigh - ilow;
 assert(norig >= 0);
 d = n - norig;
 if (Py_SIZE(a) + d == 0) {
  Py_XDECREF(v_as_SF);
  return list_clear(a);
 }
 item = a->ob_item;
 /* recycle the items that we are about to remove */
 s = norig * sizeof(PyObject *);
 if (s > sizeof(recycle_on_stack)) {
  recycle = (PyObject **)PyMem_MALLOC(s);
  if (recycle == NULL) {
   PyErr_NoMemory();
   goto Error;
  }
 }
 memcpy(recycle,&item[ilow],s);

 if (d < 0) { /* Delete -d items */
  memmove(&item[ihigh+d],&item[ihigh],(Py_SIZE(a) - ihigh)*sizeof(PyObject *));
  list_resize(a,Py_SIZE(a) + d);
  item = a->ob_item;
 }
 else if (d > 0) { /* Insert d items */
  k = Py_SIZE(a);
  if (list_resize(a,k+d) < 0)
   goto Error;
  item = a->ob_item;
  printf("关键点n");
  /*
  the5fire注：
  把list对应切片后一位的值之后的所有内容向后移动所赋值的大小
  按照上面的python代码这里就是
  原理的t:
  |1|2|3|
  后移一位，因为len([7]) = 1
  |1|空|2|3|把后两个移位
  */
  memmove(&item[ihigh+d],(k - ihigh)*sizeof(PyObject *));
 }
 /*
 the5fire注：
 赋值操作，即把[7]赋值到t里的对应位置上
 ilow是1,n是1
 */
 for (k = 0; k < n; k++,ilow++) {
  PyObject *w = vitem[k];
  Py_XINCREF(w);
  item[ilow] = w;
 }
 for (k = norig - 1; k >= 0; --k)
  Py_XDECREF(recycle[k]);
 result = 0;
Error:
 if (recycle != recycle_on_stack)
  PyMem_FREE(recycle);
 Py_XDECREF(v_as_SF);
 return result;
#undef b
}