[Python-Dev] PyNumber_*() binary operations & coercion

[Guido van Rossum]

> I just hope that with all these new operators you haven't
> closed the door for switching to argument based handling of
> coercion.

Far from it!  Actually, the inplace operators won't do any coercions
when the left argument supports the inplace version, and otherwise
exactly the same rules apply as for the non-inplace version.  (I
believe this isn't in the patch yet, but it will be when Thomas checks
it in.)

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.pythonlabs.com/~guido/)