[Python-Dev] Slot for __trunc__

[Guido van Rossum]

I don't see why. __index__ has a slot because its primary use is to be
called from C code, where slots add a slight performance advantage.
__trunc__ doesn't get called from C AFAIK.

On Jan 29, 2008 11:04 AM, Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com> wrote:
> Should the implementation of __trunc__ have its own slot like we have for nb_index?
>
> Raymond
>
>
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> rhettinger at localhost ~/py26/Objects $ grep "__trunc__" *.c
> floatobject.c:  {"__trunc__",   (PyCFunction)float_trunc, METH_NOARGS,
> intobject.c:    {"__trunc__",   (PyCFunction)int_int,   METH_NOARGS,
> longobject.c:   {"__trunc__",   (PyCFunction)long_long, METH_NOARGS,
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