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

[Benjamin Peterson]

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016, at 15:58, Martin Panter wrote:
> 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.

Yes, I will clarify we require the fixed-width types.