[Python-Dev] PEP 471 (scandir): Poll to choose the implementation (full C or C+Python)

[Victor Stinner]

2015-02-13 15:36 GMT+01:00 Steve Dower <Steve.Dower at microsoft.com>:
> I think posixmodule is a great candidate for splitting up by platform rather
> than function, as the whole file is packed with ifdef. It's really only
> lacking a volunteer to do it, but we could start here (ie. make
> posixmodule_nt.c for the Windows impl, etc.) and progressively move function
> implementations out over time? All the module setup and probably most of the
> Python layer can stay where it is.
>
> More likely we're going to get bogged down discussing it again though, so if
> that happens my vote is to just make posixmodule.c 800 lines longer.

Since there are many ways to split this huge file, I agree that it's
just fine to add these 800 lines and *then* think how the huge file
can be splitted. It's a different topic.

Victor