While implementing "".format(), I need to call the builtin format() function, which I've already implemented (in bltinmodule.c:builtin_format()). In the py3k branch, I just hardcoded the same functionality into "".format(), which seems like the wrong thing to do, given how complex the code is.
I see 2 approaches: 1: exposing builtin_format(), probably giving it another name (PyObject_Format?) and moving it somewhere other than bltinmodule.c. 2: Instead of calling the C code directly, lookup "format" in Python's builtins, and call it. This, I think, would allow you to override the global format() function if you wanted to modify the behavior (although I can't think of any use case for wanting to do that). I don't see where either behavior is specified in the PEP. If option 2 is preferred, could someone give me a pointer to how to find a builtin function from C code? Thanks. _______________________________________________ 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/archive%40mail-archive.com
