Re: How about using modern C++ in development of CPython ?
"Denis Kotov" <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:13:34 -0000
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Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: > Denis Kotov writes: > > Usually people say that C++ not fit in CPython not knowing C++, > > That's not the issue. There are plenty of people who know C++ who say > the benefits of C++ are not worth the bugs, the effort, and the plain > old churn that a rewrite in C++ (even if incremental) would require. I am not sure about this one ... For example, PyObject is much better to implement using C++ class, it will bring RAII that will reduce number of issues not free memory in CPython See: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxyNe_dsZKinT_RT3UGb-BaP0SnvKteo2o Without RAII - introduced the most dangerous errors !!