[Python-Dev] Baffled by PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords modification

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Jeremy Hylton wrote:
> I added some const to several API functions that take char* but
> typically called by passing string literals.  In C++, a string literal
> is a const char* so you need to add a const_cast<> to every call site,

That's not true.

A string literal of length N is of type const char[N+1]. However,
a (deprecated) conversion of string literals to char* is provided
in the language. So assigning a string literal to char* or passing
it in a char* parameter is compliant with standard C++, no
const_cast is required.

Regards,
Martin