martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde leaves us options 5 reuseabuse numobject arbitrary constants afaict work box 1 new ast expr node constant values types strnum imagine something like constpyobject v effectively translated load_const v compiler trades purity ast little practicality const node real source representation would exist solely purpose injecting pyobject constants ast think way go doesnt violate purity abstract syntax meaning doesnt need 11 relationship source syntax however still possible reproduce source code const node also dont worry jython conflicts grammar version number precisely refer specific version need regards martin _______________________________________________ pythondev mailing list zvlllneumpythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopythondev unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspythondevpythondev40tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 071258 0200 pythondev optimization python asts deal constant values