[Python-Dev] API changes

[Thomas Heller]

Jeremy Hylton <jeremy at alum.mit.edu> writes:
> On 1/3/06, Thomas Heller <theller at python.net> wrote:
>> The ast-branch merge apparently changed some formerly public functions
>> to macros.  The two that I found out about are PyRun_SimpleString and
>> PyRun_InteractiveLoop, I have not checked if there are more or not.
>>
>> This breaks apps which dynamically link at runtime to the Python dll
>> (the latest py2exe does this).
>>
>> Was this change intentional, or can it be reverted?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Thomas
>>

> The intent was to provide binary compatibility, but redirect all newly
> linked code to the newer variants.  We did this correctly for
> PyParser_SimpleParseFile and PyParser_SimpleParseString, but didn't do
> it for the rest of the changed functions.  Can you file a bug report? 
> (Or just fix the ones that bother you.)
>
> We ought to update the docs, too.

I'm not sure I understand the 'we did this correctly for ...'.
PyParser_SimpleParseFile is a function in 2.4, and a macro in 2.5.

Thomas