[Python-Dev] Extending types in C - help needed

[Guido van Rossum]

> > Yes, alas.  The type you would have to declare is 'etype', a private
> > type in typeobject.c.
> 
> Does this mean this is the wrong route, or is it absolute impossible
> to create a subtype of PyType_Type in C with additional slots?

I wish I had time to explain this, but I don't.  For now, you'll have
to read how types are initialized in typeobject.c -- maybe there's a
way, maybe there isn't.

> Any tips about the route to take?

It can be done easily dynamically.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)