Larry Hastings, 04.11.2013 23:47:
> When Clinic generates a function, it knows what kind of callable it
> represents, and it names the first argument (the "PyObject *") accordingly:
>
> * module-level function ("self"),
> * method ("self"),
> * class method ("cls"), or
> * class static ("null").
>
> I now boldly propose that for the first one, the module-level function, the
> PyObject * parameter should be named "module". The object passed in is the
> module object, it's not a "self" in any conventional sense of the word.
>
> This would enhance readability, as I assert the name "self" there is
> confusing. The argument is rarely used on module-level functions
Since this only relates to the argument clinic, I assume this change
doesn't get in the way of making module level functions real methods of the
module, does it?
Stefan
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