[Python-Dev] Const-correctness in C-API Object Protocol

[Alexander Belopolsky]

On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:34 PM, David Claridge <daave at daave.com> wrote:
..
> I was wondering if there is some reason why C API functions like
> PyObject_CallMethod[1] and PySys_GetObject[2] take char* arguments
> rather than const char*s?

The later is addressed by issue 1699259
<http://bugs.python.org/issue1699259>.  It looks like const was added
in 3.2, but deemed not important enough to backport to 2.7.  The issue
is still open, so interested parties can argue for backport there.

The former (PyObject_CallMethod) is similarly subject of an open issue
in a commit review stage: <http://bugs.python.org/issue9369>.