> Right now we have no way to automatically generate signatures for built-in > functions. So, as of current trunk, any such signatures would have to be > built by hand. > > If we could somehow produce signature information in C, what then? Two > possible approaches suggest themselves: > > Pre-generate the signatures and cache them in the __signature__ attribute.
This solution has an impact on memory footpring. > Add a callback, perhaps named __get_signature__(), which calculates the > signature and returns it. This might be decided before the PEP is accepted, because this is a new attribute not listed in the PEP. Or would it be possible to call a function when the __signature__ attribute is read? Victor _______________________________________________ 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
