[Python-ideas] Faster PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords kwargs

[dw+python-ideas at hmmz.org]

On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 09:08:28PM +0100, Nathaniel Smith wrote:

> You should check out Argument Clinic (PEP 436) if you haven't seen it.

Thanks! I'd seen this but forgotten about it. The use of a preprocessor
seems excessive, and a potential PITA when combined with other
preprocessors - e.g. Qt's moc, but the language is a very cool idea.

If the DSL definition was expressed as a string constant, that pointer
could key an internal hash table. Still not as fast as specialized code,
but perhaps an interesting middleground.


David