[Python-Dev] Opinions on const-correctness?

[Juergen Hermann]

Hi!

When you interface const-correct C or C++ code with Python, you
currently need to jump through hoops like this:

somefunc(const char* modulename, const char* key)
{
    ... PyImport_ImportModule(const_cast<char*>(modulename)) ...


I'd be willing to invest some time to change this, the question is:

 1. someone opposed to such a change?

 2. any technical reasons against it (const is ANSI, do we have a
portability problem that cannot be solved by a #define)?

The largest negative effect I can see is that it'll add some turbulence
to the CVS log (many little changes).

Ciao, J=FCrgen