[Cython] Dev days status

Robert Bradshaw robertwb at math.washington.edu
Thu Jun 19 02:45:18 CEST 2008


On Jun 18, 2008, at 5:34 PM, Greg Ewing wrote:

> Robert Bradshaw wrote:
>
>> The current behavior leads to confusion too.
>
> In what way?

That exceptions aren't propagated upwards by default. (This is more  
for people who write lots of Cython code, instead of just wrapping  
libraries.)

>> No false positives.
>
> In that case you're going to have to do some careful
> analysis. For example, re-ordering type declarations
> doesn't change the interface, but re-ordering C
> attributes or C methods of an extension type does.

Yes. Many times, if the .pyx file changed, it will need to be parsed.  
If .pxd files are around then they can be used as they are now if one  
gets big enough to care about that sort of thing.

- Robert





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