[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Doc/ext noddy2.c,NONE,1.1 noddy3.c,NONE,1.1 newtypes.tex,1.21,1.22 (original) (raw)

Michael Hudson mwh@python.net
Thu, 08 May 2003 11:54:21 +0100

[Ccing python-dev because of the last paragraph]

Jim Fulton <jim@zope.com> writes:

Michael Hudson wrote:

dcjim@users.sourceforge.net writes:

Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/ext In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv13294

Modified Files: newtypes.tex Added Files: noddy2.c noddy3.c Log Message: Rewrote the basic section of the chapter on defining new types. As the original author of this section, thank you! You're welcome. :) My main reason for doing this was to learn the material myself. (I had the luxury of sitting next to Guido as I did it and bugging him with questions. :)

That would help :-)

Do you mention anywhere that this only works for 2.2 and up? That might be an idea. OK, I'll add that in the introduction. It was already dependent on Python 2.3 due to the use of PyMODINITFUNC as the type of the init function.

Yes. That wasn't me, and whoever changed it didn't keep the .c file in sync with the bits of it quoted in the .tex file, grumble.

I'm not sure why this is needed rather than void. Maybe I should change this so it works with Python 2.2. I'll talk to Guido and Fred about this.

The Py_MODINIT()/DL_IMPORT() thing is an annoying incompatibility-causer ... perhaps something to deal with this could be added to pymemcompat.h? (in which case it's misnamed...)

Cheers, M.

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