bpo-39573: Use Py_IS_TYPE for type checking by petdance · Pull Request #18789 · python/cpython
I would prefer to have a new private _PyObject_CAST_CONST() macro rather than casting directly.
I prefer macros because maybe tomorrow we might be able to check if the pointer is valid PyObject in debug mode. Maybe using _PyObject_CheckConsistency().
Would you mind to move these changes (add the macro and modify Py_IS_TYPE to use const) into a separated PR?