Message 256895 - Python tracker

> and the latter might give the impression it was some sort of special method/attribute when it was not.

Wouldn't adding this be special because it is specifically reserved by CPython as an implementation detail?

Also, would adding this name (__stub or __stub__) be sufficient to get this patch merged again. I would not mind investigating the gc_head issue after but I view that as a separate issue which is only exercised by this patch.