[Python-Dev] Explorations on new-style classes (original) (raw)

Michael Hudson mwh@python.net
06 Mar 2002 15:22:58 +0000

Kevin Jacobs <jacobs@penguin.theopalgroup.com> writes: [snip]

I'm very much interested in what people think about these ideas about using (or mis-using) slots, metaclasses, new-style classes, and other cutting-edge Python features.

I think it's hard to have an opinion until I come across some problem where using these new features helps. This hasn't happened to me yet.

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I am also aware that a sizeable fraction of python-dev may not care much about this topic, so I would not be offended if the consensus was that this discussion is not topical enough for the list.

Hey, I ignore most of python-dev, most days. I think this stuff is interesting, but can't spare the brain cells to think hard about it :(

It would also be nice if some of the examples I'm working on could eventually become part of the official Python test suite. If for no other reason, because the current set of tests is somewhat sparse.

Submitting patches will make this vastly more likely...

Cheers, M.

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