Hi Skip

For "relatively stable code" I talk about recent years.

My experience with CPython is limited, of course.

Cesare

2010/1/26 <s...@pobox.com>

>
>    Cesare> ... but ceval.c has a relatively stable code ...
>
> I believe you are mistaken on several counts:
>
>    * The names of the functions in there have changed over time.
>
>    * The suite of byte code operations have changed dramatically over the
>      past ten years or so.
>
>    * The relationship between the code in ceval.c and the Python threading
>      model has changed.
>
> Any or all of these aspects of the virtual machine, as well I'm sure as
> many
> other things I've missed would have to be tracked by any extension module
> which hoped to supplant or augment its function in some way.
>
> Skip
>
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