Re: [myhdl-list] Two slightly awkward things about the MyHDL syntax

[Jan D. <ja...@ja...>]

Angel Ezquerra wrote:
> Hi Jan,

> 
> I feel that this is awkward for two reasons:
>    - It is weird that the port type specifications are done outside of 
> the block declaration.

This is just how Python works. MyHDL is Python. Interfaces
are parametrizable by default.

>    - If you change the block declaration you must also change the code 
> that calls the conversion function.

Conversion is the last step in the process. It's very important to
integrate in design flows, but it shouldn't dictate how MyHDL itself
works. 

Moreover, you have the full Python mechanisms available to make it
more convenient. Looking up names in namespaces for example.

Jan

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