Here is what comp.lang.python had to say: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/2008-September/509306.html -
graph wrote: > Does anyone know why PySys_GetObject wasn't documented until somewhat > recently (http://bugs.python.org/issue1245) if it has been part of the > system module interface since at least Python 1.5.2? Is it not > supposed to be used? What's the difference the above and importing > the sys module and then doing the append? The PySys_Get/SetObject methods are faster than PyImport. The methods access the sys module directly without going through the import API. The funcitons weren't documented because they were simply forgotten. Christian ----- Original Message ---- > From: Gilad Raphaelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Brad Nicholes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Lieting Yu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > [email protected] > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 5:38:23 PM > Subject: Re: [Ganglia-general] mod_python on Solaris not scanning directory > > > > > > > OK. Do you know which version of Python introduced the PySys_GetObject() > > function? It seems to be an undocumented function until python 2.6. It > > might > > > be good to know what the issue is with this function and why it wasn't > > documented before we start using it. > > > > Brad > > PySys_GetObject is part of the system module interface (sysmodule.h) at least > since 1.5.2 - I've only tried that patch with python 2.3 & 2.5 though. > According to http://bugs.python.org/issue1245 basically none of the PySys_* > functions were documented until recently. I'll see if anyone on > comp.lang.python has any insight into why we shouldn't use this. > > -g > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Ganglia-general mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-general ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Ganglia-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ganglia-general
