[Cython] More concerns over extern ctypedefs

[Robert Bradshaw]

On Jul 20, 2008, at 5:12 PM, Greg Ewing wrote:

> Dag Sverre Seljebotn wrote:
>> Just realized that a dynamic typestring could be generated at module
>> load time, which should be perfectly unnoticeable. So this might  
>> be the
>> way to go.

I like this idea. Alternatively, one could pass an actual long (say)  
into the PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords parameter list, and then cast  
the result, but I like your idea better.

> A simpler approach would be to disallow the use of
> typedefed types to declare arguments to Python functions,
> and require the use of explicit C types.

I fear this would be a step backwards in usability...

- Robert