[Python-3000] how about switching to a preprocessor? (Re: A better way to initialize PyTypeObject) (original) (raw)

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Sat Dec 2 17:12:47 CET 2006

Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk wrote:

"Guido van Rossum" <guido at python.org> writes:

  • Can't we require a C99 compiler and use C99 struct initialization? Then the table lines could look like

    tp_new = Noddy_new, tp_init = Noddy_init,

The C99 syntax is:

.tp_new = Noddy_new,
.tp_init = Noddy_init,

I'm beginning to wonder if a preprocessor isn't the right way to get around both the syntax issues related to type objects, and also a bunch of other issues that keep cropping up if you're doing serious extension development (better code generation for ParseTuple is one of those). a preprocessor would also give us more leeway to tweak the Python/C glue layer in future releases.

if done right, the preprocessor would only be required during module development; not by people building C extensions.

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