[Python-Dev] Python keywords (was Lockstep iteration - eureka !)

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "BT" == Bill Tutt <billtut@microsoft.com> writes:

    BT> This is an alternative approach that we should certainly
    BT> consider. We could use ANTLR (www.antlr.org) as our parser
    BT> generator, and have it generate Java for JPython, and C++ for
    BT> CPython.  This would be a good chunk of work, and it's
    BT> something I really don't have time to pursue. I don't even
    BT> have time to pursue the idea about moving keyword recognition
    BT> into the lexer.

    BT> I'm just not sure if you want to bother introducing C++ into
    BT> the Python codebase solely to only have one parser for CPython
    BT> and JPython.

We've talked about exactly those issues internally a while back, but
never came to a conclusion (IIRC) about the C++ issue for CPython.

-Barry