[Python-Dev] Adding library modules to the core (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@beopen.com
Tue, 08 Aug 2000 11:51:27 -0500

At the moment, core Python has nothing (with the weak and nonportable exception of open(..., OEXCL)) that can do semaphores properly. Thus shm would address a real gap in the language.

If it also works on Windows.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.pythonlabs.com/~guido/)