[Python-Dev] Pragma-style declaration syntax

[Jack Jansen]

> The basic syntax in the above examples is:
> 
> 	"pragma" NAME "=" (NUMBER | STRING+)
> 
> It has to be that simple to allow the compiler use the information
> at compilation time.

Can we have a bit more syntax, so other packages that inspect the source 
(freeze and friends come to mind) can also use the pragma scheme?

Something like
	"pragma" NAME ("." NAME)+ "=" (NUMBER | STRING+)
should allow freeze to use something like

pragma freeze.exclude = "win32ui, sunaudiodev, linuxaudiodev"

which would be ignored by the compiler but interpreted by freeze.
And, if they're stored in the __pragma__ dictionary too, as was suggested 
here, you can also add pragmas specific for class browsers, debuggers and such.
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