[Python-Dev] C99

[Sturla Molden]

Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:

> I'm talking about 3rd party extensions. Those may require source
> compatibility with older Python versions. All I'm asking for is to not
> require source-level use of C99 features. 

This of course removes a lot of its usefulness. E.g. macros cannot be
replaced by inline functions, as header files must still be plain C89.


Sturla Molden