[Python-Dev] GCC patch for catching errors in PyArg_ParseTuple

[Giovanni Bajo]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:

>> I'll post more about this patch in the near future, and commit
>> some bug fixes I found with it, but here is the patch, in
>> a publish-early fashion.
>>
>> There is little chance that this can go into GCC (as it is too
>> specific), so it likely needs to be maintained separately.
>> It was written for the current trunk, but hopefully applies
>> to most recent releases.

A way not to maintain this patch forever would be to devise a way to make
format syntax "pluggable" / "scriptable". There have been previous discussions
on the GCC mailing lists.

Giovanni Bajo