OK, I'll withdraw from this discussion again. Thanks all! On 8/11/06, Nick Coghlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Travis E. Oliphant wrote: > > Travis E. Oliphant wrote: > >> Here is my C-API proposal > >> > >> 1) PyIndex_Check(obj) > >> > >> Similar to PyIter_Check(obj) as it just checks for whether or not the > >> object can call nb_index. Actually implemented as a macro. > >> > >> 2) PyObject* PyNumber_Index(obj) > >> > >> Simple interface around nb_index that calls it if possible and returns > >> TypeError if not (or if the result does not end up in an exact > >> int-or-long > >> > >> 3) Py_ssize_t PyNumber_AsSsize_t(obj, err) > >> > >> This converts the object to a Py_ssize_t by using the nb_index call > >> if possible. The err argument is a Python error object and specifies > >> what error should be raised should the conversion from Int-or-Long to > >> Py_ssize_t cause Overflow. > >> > >> If err is NULL, then no error will be raised and the result will be > >> clipped. Other-wise the corresponding error will be set. Internally > >> PyExc_IndexError and PyExc_OverflowError will be the errors used. > >> > > > > This proposal is implemented as patch 1538606 > > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1538606&group_id=5470&atid=305470 > > This interface is a lot simpler to explain and use than the one in my patch, > and more in tune with the rest of the C API. > > I had a minor documentation suggestion which I put on the tracker item, but > other than that +1 on using Travis's patch instead of mine (I've already > rejected my own tracker item). > > Cheers, > Nick. > > -- > Nick Coghlan | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Brisbane, Australia > --------------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.boredomandlaziness.org > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org >
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