Pablo Galindo Salgado <pablog...@gmail.com> added the comment:
> The PyAPI_FUNC makes it part of the public *API*. It needs to be source- > compatible; the number of arguments can't change. Could yo u add a new > function? Unfortunately, no: new functions cannot be added easily because the new field that receives is needed and is a complicated field created by the compiler. The old API is not enough anymore and making a compatibility layer is a huge complexity. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue40222> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
