simplify test for GCC >= 2.95 for branch prediction

document memoryview attributes better

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Fixed typo

(I know, I know. It was just too visible.)

apply freelist type check also when *adding* dead objects to the freelist to make sure their eventual cleanup works correctly

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extra : amend_source : 6c9be6e15396919e08090d9d12557c4255fd8a3c

revert to using malloc/free for data buffer allocation in case external code wants to fiddle with it

make it easier for the C compiler to prune some useless error checking code in cython.array constructor

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extra : amend_source : 4d5d9dc96421710652afe8614c9f32db26cc88c1

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extra : amend_source : 685e555a2102e496280287b3b7605d67d694ff40

use CPython heap memory allocation for memory views where possible (outside of nogil sections) as it tends to be faster than plain malloc()

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extra : amend_source : 8ea50b285fc8d55899450c179754d7c2aba94591

some minor changes

fix deprecated imports in "Unicode and passing strings" tutorial