New submission from STINNER Victor <vstin...@redhat.com>:
CPython has been created in 1990. In 1990, it made sense to use C macros. But nowadays, inlined functions can be used instead: "Python versions greater than or equal to 3.6 use C89 with several select C99 features: (...) static inline functions" https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0007/#c-dialect I propose to convert 4 macros to inlined functions: * PyObject_INIT(), PyObject_INIT_VAR() * _Py_NewReference(), _Py_ForgetReference() Advantages: * Functions use regular C syntax * No more corner cases ("traps") of macros * Function arguments have a type Drawbacks: * Require a specific type can introduce compiler warnings if the caller doesn't pass the proper type (PyObject* or PyVarObject*). _Py_NewReference() and _Py_ForgetReference() seem to be properly used, but not PyObject_INIT() and PyObject_INIT_VAR(). The two attached PRs implements these changes. ---------- components: Interpreter Core messages: 328367 nosy: vstinner priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Convert PyObject_INIT() and _Py_NewReference() to inlined functions versions: Python 3.8 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue35059> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
