Sturla Molden wrote: >> There is a very clear distinction between all types, including Python >> types >> and C types. The internals are not always simple, but the syntax is and >> the semantics tries to be, which is the thing that matters. > > You are adding Python syntax to some but not all C types
I assume you meant semantics here. > with the > argument that you are trying to make Cython an optionally statically typed > Python. It's actually more complex than that. There are constraints that come from the compatibility to Py2.x and Py3, from language features in C and Python, from different C standards and compilers, ... Once all of that's been considered, the remaining design decisions are rarely black-or-white. This very thread is just one example. > So 'cdef int' gives the behaviour of a Python int, whilst 'cdef > float' gives the behaviour of a C float. This is wrong, please read what I posted already. >> This discussion is not about right or wrong, it's about good semantics >> that matches the expectations that users have of the language. > > What does we expect > > cdef float a > > to mean? Single or double precision? "float" is a C type. You do the math. Stefan _______________________________________________ Cython-dev mailing list [email protected] http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/cython-dev
