[Python-Dev] Changing Clinic's output (original) (raw)

Larry Hastings larry at hastings.org
Wed Jan 15 03:55:58 CET 2014

On 01/14/2014 05:32 PM, Ryan Smith-Roberts wrote:

Pondering it this afternoon, I thought of a configuration that minimizes both code churn and readability impact: two buffers. One at the top containing forward declarations and defines (an inline header file if you like), and the rest of the autogenerated code at the bottom. It's not obvious that AC currently supports this configuration, or backtracking of any kind.

Clinic is strictly one pass currently. I could add this feature to the prototype if there was sufficient interest; for now, I'd accept a patch to the clinic-buffer-samples repo adding a sample of your proposal.
Please start with "_pickle.original.c", and add simulated (but deliberately invalid!) Clinic instructions for an authentic flair. I suggest the name "forward" for the destination, and "_pickle.using-forward.buffer.c" for the filename.

I take it "forward" would get the methoddef_define, the docstring_prototype, and the parser_prototype, "block" would get the impl_prototype, and "buffer" would get the docstring_definition and the parser_definition?

I'm happy to collect votes for this approach too. I'll put you down as a +1

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