[issue14121] add a convenience C-API function for unpacking iterables

Stefan Behnel added the comment: Ok. This has been idling long enough to just close it. -- resolution: -> rejected status: open -> closed ___ Python tracker ___

[issue14121] add a convenience C-API function for unpacking iterables

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: Regarding the redundancy, I don't think the C API should be expanded unnecessarily. Also, PyTuple_GET_ITEM() and its kin are very old, widely used, and very fast. I don't see a need to upset that apple cart. -- nosy: +rhettinger _

[issue14121] add a convenience C-API function for unpacking iterables

Mark Lawrence added the comment: Apparently not :) -- nosy: +BreamoreBoy versions: +Python 3.5 -Python 3.3 ___ Python tracker ___ ___

[issue14121] add a convenience C-API function for unpacking iterables

New submission from Stefan Behnel : In the context of better interfacing of PyPy with Cython, it appears that simple looking things like PyTuple_GET_ITEM() are often rather involved in PyPy's C-API implementation. However, since functions/macros like these are used very frequently, this has an