[Python-Dev] New winreg module really an improvement? (original) (raw)

Paul Prescod paul@prescod.net
Fri, 04 Aug 2000 11:52:11 -0400

Fredrik Lundh wrote:

... how about letting winreg export all functions with their win32 names, and adding a winreg.py which looks some- thing like this: from winreg import * class Key: .... HKEYCLASSESROOT = Key(...) ...

To me, that would defeat the purpose. Have you looked at the "*" exported by _winreg? The whole point is to impose some organization on something that is totally disorganized (because that's how the C module is).

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