[Cython] error with cimport python_version

[Dag Sverre Seljebotn]

This is a bug in Cython which we must fix. As a temporary solution you can replace "char[]" with "char*" in that pxd file.

Dag Sverre Seljebotn
-----Original Message-----
From: "Case Vanhorsen" <casevh at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, Jan 19, 2009 8:23 am
Subject: [Cython] error with cimport python_version
To: cython-dev at codespeak.netReply-To: cython-dev at codespeak.net

I'm probably doing something wrong, but I'm getting an error when I
>try to compile the following:
>
>cimport python_version
>
>
>print hex(python_version.PY_VERSION_HEX)
>
>
>The error message is:
>
>using Cython
>running build_ext
>cythoning test.pyx to test.c
>
>Error converting Pyrex file to C:
>------------------------------------------------------------
>...
>    #    0xA (alpha)
>    #    0xB (beta)
>    #    0xC (release candidate)
>    #    0xF (final)
>
>    char[] PY_VERSION
>       ^
>------------------------------------------------------------
>
>/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Cython/Includes/python_version.pxd:31:8: Buffer types only allowed as function local variables
>
>Error converting Pyrex file to C:
>------------------------------------------------------------
>...
>    #    0xB (beta)
>    #    0xC (release candidate)
>    #    0xF (final)
>
>    char[] PY_VERSION
>    char[] PY_PATCHLEVEL_REVISION
>       ^
>------------------------------------------------------------
>
>/usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/Cython/Includes/python_version.pxd:32:8: Buffer types only allowed as function local variables
>
>If I comment out the last two lines of python_version, it does compile properly and I get the correct hex value. I tried both 0.10.3 and
>cython-devel.
>
>Suggestions?
>
>Case
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