[Python-Dev] creating __all__ in extension modules

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Tim Peters writes:
 > I'm afraid I find it hard to believe people will *keep* C-module __all__
 > lists in synch with the code as the years go by.  If we're going to do this,
 > how about adding code to Py_InitModule4 that sucks the non-underscore names
 > out of its PyMethodDef argument and automagically builds an __all__ attr?
 > Then nothing ever needs to be fiddled by hand for C modules.

  I don't think adding __all__ to C modules makes sense.  If you want
the equivalent for a module that doesn't have an __all__, you can
compute it easily enough.  Adding it when it isn't useful is a
maintenance problem that can be avoided easily enough.


  -Fred

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