[Python-Dev] IO implementation: in C and Python? (original) (raw)

rdmurray at bitdance.com rdmurray at bitdance.com
Fri Feb 20 05:27:56 CET 2009

On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 at 21:41, Benjamin Peterson wrote:

As we prepare to merge the io-c branch, the question has come up [1] about the original Python implementation. Should it just be deleted in favor C version? The wish to maintain the two implementations together has been raised on the basis that Python is easier to experiment on and read (for other vm implementors).

I'm personally +0 on this, but I note that it is easier to read not just for other vm implementors, but for users. Witness the question about the behavior of 'for' vs 'readline'. I'd have had a much harder time figuring out the behavior if I'd had to read the C code.

That said, I'm not personally sure if maintaining both versions is worth it. Real python developers should make that decision :)

--RDM

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