[Python-Dev] (some) C99 added to PEP 7

[Martin Panter]

Thank you very much Benjamin.

On 7 September 2016 at 17:56, Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> wrote:
> To conclude our discussion about using C99 features, I've updated PEP 7
> to allow the following features:
> - Standard integer types in ``<stdint.h>`` and ``<inttypes.h>``

Perhaps PEP 7 should clarify if the optional types like uint32_t are
allowed, or only C99 mandatory types like uint_fast32_t etc. I think
more people will be familiar with the fixed-width uint32_t etc. I know
they are mandatory in Posix, and presumably also Windows, so they may
be okay.

> - ``static inline`` functions
> - designated initializers
> - intermingled declarations
> - booleans
>
> I've been adding examples of these to 3.6 over the last few days to make
> sure the buildbots will like it.
>
> https://github.com/python/peps/commit/b6efe6e06fa70e8933440da26474a804fb3edb6e
>
> Enjoy.