[Python-Dev] Bug #537450 Improper object initialization for type.new (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Sun, 06 Oct 2002 16:57:36 -0400

> You could have picked a better time than one day before the beta > releast to open this up. I'm already asked to consider several > patches (the Psyco ones) at the very last minute.

Sorry -- it was on the 2.2.2 wiki since the day it was created. Plus, I've been out of town much of the time since then.

Sigh. Wikis have one big problem: unless you check them regularly it's easy to miss a discussion going on there. I'm sorry about that -- I've completely failed to check the Wiki.

BTW, the Wiki is here: http://manatee.mojam.com/py222wiki/

I tried to set up an email subscription but the Wiki isn't configured to support that...

> In the SF entry I say that it's a clear semantic change and I don't > want to change it in 2.2.

> I'll try to see if I can find time to read your message, but if I > don't, I won't feel guilty. I would appreciate it. This is something of a pet bug, since it is the single thing in 2.2.2 that will break a fairly large application that we have developed. For somewhat complex reasons, there is no easy work-around for it.

I've now read your whole message. I reluctantly agree that it's reasonable to fix this and will try to get this in the beta.

These are the outstanding issues for the beta that I'm aware of now:

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)