[Python-Dev] Open CPython VM for type information

[Nick Coghlan]

Kay Schluehr wrote:
> Brett Cannon schrieb:
>> In other words, I wouldn't count on this ever happening.  =)  The best 
>> you could do is try to propose some direct mechanism for adding 
>> support to the eval loop to dispatch to some function for unrecognized 
>> opcodes, but I wouldn't count on that being accepted either.
>>
>> -Brett
> 
> Brett, thanks for the short answer. Although it is negative regarding my 
> attempt, it is also important to know which ideas are outlawed and where 
> one steps into a no-go area concerning the evolving language standard 
> and its main implementation.

To add one thing to Brett's response: making it easier to experiment with the 
VM (e.g. to explore static typing options) was one of the motivations behind 
the PyPy project [1].

Although given the mention of RPython in your original message I suspect you 
already know about that ;)

Cheers,
Nick.

[1]
http://codespeak.net/pypy/dist/pypy/doc/architecture.html#mission-statement

-- 
Nick Coghlan   |   ncoghlan at gmail.com   |   Brisbane, Australia
---------------------------------------------------------------
             http://www.boredomandlaziness.org