Re: Proposed TODO: add support for "any" for PL/PythonU and PL/Perl

+1

2013/5/15 Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>:
> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 2:24 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
>> Hackers,
>>
>> I'd like to add the following todo items to the TODO list:
>>
>> PL/Python:
>> * add support for anyelement and anyarray to PL/Python
>> * add support for VARIADIC "ANY" to PL/Python
>>
>> PL/Perl:
>> * add support for anyelement and anyarray to PL/Perl
>> * add support for VARIADIC "ANY" to PL/Perl
>>
>> The reason for this is that both Python and Perl are loosely typed
>> languages, and deal with variables as polymorphic.  Mapping Postgres
>> polymorphic parameters to functions in these PLs couldn't be more
>> natural.  I know from my part that support for VARIADIC "ANY" in
>> PL/Python would save me a bunch of shell function writing.
>>
>> I don't personally intend to hack these out, but they seem like good
>> things to put on the TODO list as good tasks for new hackers (and maybe
>> GSOC students) to take on.
>
> +1.
>
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