[Python-Dev] Pragma-style declaration syntax (original) (raw)

Jack Jansen jack@oratrix.nl
Tue, 29 Aug 2000 11:44:30 +0200

The basic syntax in the above examples is:

"pragma" NAME "=" (NUMBER | STRING+) It has to be that simple to allow the compiler use the information at compilation time.

Can we have a bit more syntax, so other packages that inspect the source (freeze and friends come to mind) can also use the pragma scheme?

Something like "pragma" NAME ("." NAME)+ "=" (NUMBER | STRING+) should allow freeze to use something like

pragma freeze.exclude = "win32ui, sunaudiodev, linuxaudiodev"

which would be ignored by the compiler but interpreted by freeze. And, if they're stored in the pragma dictionary too, as was suggested here, you can also add pragmas specific for class browsers, debuggers and such.

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