Taking over xxlimited for PEP 630
Hello, The "xxlimited" module (Modules/xxlimited.c) was added as part of PEP 384 (Defining a Stable ABI), and is undocumented. As far as I can tell, it was added partly to test the stable ABI, and partly as an example of how to write a module (like "xx" from xxmodule.c). In the last few years the module has not seen much maintenance, and I believe it's no longer a good example to follow: it works, but there are now better ways to do things. I would like to take over maintenance of the module and make it into an example of how to write a low-level C extension with isolated module state, as described in PEP 630 (Isolating Extension Modules) -- an informational PEP that I plan to convert to a HOWTO doc when everything is ready. Please let me know if you think this isn't a good idea, or if there's something I'm missing.
On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, at 08:13, Petr Viktorin wrote:
Hello, The "xxlimited" module (Modules/xxlimited.c) was added as part of PEP 384 (Defining a Stable ABI), and is undocumented. As far as I can tell, it was added partly to test the stable ABI, and partly as an example of how to write a module (like "xx" from xxmodule.c). In the last few years the module has not seen much maintenance, and I believe it's no longer a good example to follow: it works, but there are now better ways to do things.
I would like to take over maintenance of the module and make it into an example of how to write a low-level C extension with isolated module state, as described in PEP 630 (Isolating Extension Modules) -- an informational PEP that I plan to convert to a HOWTO doc when everything is ready.
Please let me know if you think this isn't a good idea, or if there's something I'm missing.
There's value in testing that the old ways continue to work, though, right? Maybe the current xxlimited should be renamed to xxoldlimited and xxlimited can become the new home for a modern limited extension writing example.
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Benjamin Peterson -
Petr Viktorin