[Python-Dev] Baffled by PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords modification (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Feb 14 07:30:16 CET 2006

Jeremy Hylton wrote:

The compiler in question is gcc and the warning can be turned off with -Wno-write-strings. I think we'd be better off leaving that option on, though. This warning will help me find places where I'm passing a string literal to a function that does not take a const char*. That's valuable, not insensate.

Hmm. I'd say this depends on what your reaction to the warning is. If you sprinkle const_casts in the code, nothing is gained.

Perhaps there is some value in finding functions which ought to expect const char*. For that, occasional checks should be sufficient; I cannot see a point in having code permanently pass with that option. In particular not if you are interfacing with C libraries.

Regards, Martin

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