[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc/lib libsocket.tex,1.46,1.47 (original) (raw)

Barry A. Warsaw bwarsaw@beopen.com
Tue, 15 Aug 2000 16:46:15 -0400 (EDT)

"GS" == Greg Stein <gstein@lyra.org> writes:

GS> Note that Windows already has a socket.py module (under
GS> plat-win or somesuch). You will want to integrate that with
GS> any new socket.py that you implement.

GS> Also note that Windows does some funny stuff in socketmodule.c
GS> to export itself as _socket. (the *.dsp files already build it
GS> as _socket.dll)

GS> +1

Should we have separate plat-*/socket.py files or does it make more sense to try to integrate them into one shared socket.py? From quick glance it certainly looks like there's Windows specific stuff in plat-win/socket.py (big surprise, huh?)

-Barry