[Python-Dev] Calling Methods from Pythons C API with Keywords (original) (raw)

Hrvoje Nikšić hrvoje.niksic at avl.com
Thu Jun 21 13:33:56 CEST 2007

On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 19:26 +0200, "Martin v. Löwis" wrote:

As Hrvoje says: try python-list (aka comp.lang.python). If you don't get an answer, you didn't phrase your question interestingly enough, or nobody knows the answer, or nobody has the time to tell you.

The thing with comp.lang.python is that it is followed by a large number of Python users, but a much smaller number of the C API users -- which is only natural, since the group is about Python, not about C. For most users the Python/C API is an implementation detail which they never have to worry about.

Futrhermore, questions about the C API often concern CPython implementation details and so they don't feel like they would belong in comp.lang.python. As an experiment, it might make sense to open a mailing list dedicated to the Python C API. It could become a useful support forum for extension writers (a group very useful to Python) and maybe even a melting pot for new ideas regarding CPython, much like comp.lang.python historically provided ideas for Python the language.

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