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+// Copyright Gottfried Ganßauge 2003. Permission to copy, use,
+// modify, sell and distribute this software is granted provided this
+// copyright notice appears in all copies. This software is provided
+// "as is" without express or implied warranty, and with no claim as
+// to its suitability for any purpose.
+
+# ifndef BOOST_PYTHON_DETAIL_DEALLOC_HPP_
+# define BOOST_PYTHON_DETAIL_DEALLOC_HPP_
+namespace boost { namespace python { namespace detail {
+    extern "C" inline void dealloc(PyObject* self)
+    {
+        PyObject_Del(self);
+    }
+}}} // namespace boost::python::detail
+# endif	// BOOST_PYTHON_DETAIL_DEALLOC_HPP_