On 9/18/2018 2:38 PM, Steve Dower wrote:
The primary benefit of the importlib hook approach is that it would not require rebuilding CPython each time you make a change.
If one edits a .c or .h file, one must rebuild to test. If one edits a .py module, one does not, and it would be a major nuisance to have to.
My first suggested patches on the tracker (to .py files) were developed in my installed version (after backing up a module). I have occasionally told people on StackOverflow how to edit an idlelib file to get a future change 'now'. Other people have occasional reported there own custom modifications. If Python usually used derived stdlib code, but could optionally use the original .py files via a command-line switch, experimenting with changes to .py files would be easier.
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