Using the public PyUnicodeWriter C API made the json module slower #133968

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Using the public PyUnicodeWriter C API made the json module slower#133968

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opened on May 13, 2025

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I modified the json module to replace the private _PyUnicodeWriter C API with the public PyUnicodeWriter C API:

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Problem: it made the json module slower. Let's investigate what's going on.

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• gh-133968: Use private unicode writer for json #133832
• gh-133968: Add fast path to PyUnicodeWriter_WriteStr() #133969
• [3.14] gh-133968: Add fast path to PyUnicodeWriter_WriteStr() (GH-133969) #133971
• gh-133968: Add PyUnicodeWriter_WriteASCII() function #133973
• [3.14] gh-133968: Add PyUnicodeWriter_WriteASCII() function (#133973) #134974
• gh-133968: Update PyUnicodeWriter_WriteASCII() documentation #135297

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