[Python-Dev] Calling a builtin from C code; PEP 3101 format() builtin

[Eric Smith]

Eric Smith wrote:
> Greg Ewing wrote:
>> Eric Smith wrote:
>>
>>> 1: exposing builtin_format(), probably giving it another name 
>>> (PyObject_Format?) and moving it somewhere other than bltinmodule.c.
>> PyObject_Format sounds more like an API for invoking the
>> __format__ lookup mechanism. Maybe something like
>> PyObject_DefaultFormat would be better.
> 
> I see it like:
> PyObject_Str(o) gives you str(o),
> PyObject_Unicode(o) gives you unicode(o)
> so
> PyObject_Format(o, spec) give you format(o, spec).
> 
> All 3 of them do things with __special__ methods.

Having heard no objections, I'm going to call this PyObject_Format and 
put it in abstract.c.

Eric.