[Python-Dev] Does trunk still support any compilers that don't allow declaring variables after code? (original) (raw)

martin at v.loewis.de martin at v.loewis.de
Fri May 4 19:03:44 CEST 2012

I don't have the time to figure it out right now, but I'll look more into it later.

I recently did an analysis here:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2012-January/115375.html

The motivation for C++ compilation is gone meanwhile, as VS now supports C in WinRT apps quite well. However, the conclusions still stand: dealing with static type objects will be tricky.

Of course, I would also like to eliminate static type objects as much as possible.

This then leaves the issue with the casts, which might be considered clutter.

Regards, Martin

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