Re: [Python-Dev] How do we feel about using pragmas and __attribute__ in C code?

Brett Cannon <brett@yvrsfo.ca> wrote:

So is there any reason to not use pragmas sparsely in the code?

I'm +1 on using pragmas for suppressing selected warnings.

Tying into this and using compiler-specific things in C code, what about __attribute__? http://bugs.python.org/issue19298 proposes an idea that Daniel Stutzbach originally came up with where we could use __atribute__ (behind a nicer macro) to help detect refleaks on PyObject* stack variables. Would __attribute__ usage be okay in that situation?

I would have to see an example function, mostly to get an idea of how readable the code is. Stefan Krah