Why is python not written in C++ ?

[Ulrich Eckhardt]

Carl Banks wrote:
> I highly doubt the Python source would build with a C++ compiler.

As Christian showed, it doesn't. However, look around the sources a bit.
There are lots of places where e.g. the returnvalue of malloc() (or,
rather, the macro that resolves to something like it) is explicitly
type-cast to the according pointer type. When asked on the developers'
list, it was said that this was intended for compatibility with C++, e.g.
in cases where people want to embed Python into their C++ projects. Of
course, this contradicts Christian's statement that C++ compatibility
wasn't considered useful enough.

*shrug*


Uli

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