[Python-Dev] C++ for CPython 3? (Re: str.count is slow)
Walter Dörwald
walter at livinglogic.de
Wed Mar 1 17:30:37 CET 2006
martin at v.loewis.de wrote:
> Zitat von Ulrich Berning <ulrich.berning at denviso.de>:
>
>> I can't see many advantages in moving to C++, but a lot of disadvantages:
>
> There are a few advantages, though, mainly:
> - increased type-safety, in particular for API that isn't type-checked
> at all at the moment (e.g. PyArg_ParseTuple)
> - more reliable reference counting, due to destructors of local
> variables
Indeed, smart pointers should get rid of most reference counting problems.
> - "native" exception handling, making exceptions both less error-prone
> and possible more efficient.
Another advantage might be using inline functions instead of macros with
do {foo} while(0).
Bye,
Walter Dörwald
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