[Python-Dev] Sharing docstrings between the Python and C implementations of a module

[Larry Hastings]

On 04/15/2013 09:31 AM, Eli Bendersky wrote:
> Would it make sense to think about adding this in the scope of the 
> argument clinic work, or is it too unrelated? This seems like a 
> commonly needed thing for large parts of the stdlib (where the C 
> accelerator overrides Python code).

 From my perspective, the C accelerator doesn't override the Python 
code; the Python code is in charge, and elects to call the C accelerator.

To answer your question, Clinic could help but I think it'd kind of 
suck.  We'd have to use Clinic to preprocess the .py file and copy the 
docstring there, which would mean slurping in the C file. Clumsy but 
workable.  We can talk about it once I finish the revised 
implementation, which should make processes like this much easier.


/arry