On 10/9/07, Nick Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > rdef foo(...)
> >
> > Hey, what's wrong with "rdef"? An rdef'd method is like a cdef'd
> > one, but it
> > can be redefined in a derived class with a def or cdef method?
>
> I like dynamic languages that allow me to change everything, so why
> not make the default cdef over-loadable and have a "static cdef" that
> does the exceptional cases that can't be over-loaded?
That's a reasonable proposal. It was discussed during the Cython
talk at SD5:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8155731528590036456&hl=en
The drawback is it will immediately make all of our cdef methods
potentially slower. It will also make it so in situations
when you think you're calling the method via C you're actually
calling it via Python, which will be much slower.
Basically what you suggest is easier to use, but has some serious
performance issues.
-- William
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