[Python-3000] _heapq.c, etc. (was Re: Heaptypes) (original) (raw)
Alexandre Vassalotti alexandre at peadrop.com
Tue Jul 24 23:11:22 CEST 2007
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I am not sure if an official naming scheme is really necessary. For StringIO and BytesIO, I simply added a leading underscore the Python implementations and rename them if the C implementations aren't available. So, the Python versions remain available for testing, or if someone needs them.
-- Alexandre
On 7/21/07, Greg Ewing <greg.ewing at canterbury.ac.nz> wrote:
Martin v. Löwis wrote: > You mean, like prefixing it with c, e.g. StringIO vs. cStringIO, > pickle vs. cPickle?
Yes, but with an official scheme for deriving the names from the main package name, and also an understanding that these are implementation details to be used only when really necessary (hence the leading underscores). Considering Guido's comment about people gratuitously using the C versions, perhaps only the Python version should be made available as an official alternative. It's unlikely that people will gratuitously choose what they perceive to be a slower version of the module. :-)
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