Thomas Heller wrote: > Since on Windows binary extensions have to be compiled for the exact > major version of Python, it seems logical (to me, at least), to include > that version number into the filename. Say, _socket25.pyd.
This would be a major change; it might break the build process of many existing extensions. Also, I fail to see the point: since _socket.pyd for Python 2.5 is in a directory that is only on the Python 2.5 sys.path, it is unlikely that the files are ever confused for belonging to a different version. >> And why is that related to not supporting extensions with .DLL names >> anymore? > > IMO changing that would require a PEP (but I may be wrong), and this is only > another idea which should be considered when writing or discussing that. > If you don't like the idea, or don't see any advantages in this, I retract the > request. Ok - it's not that I dislike it. It would be technically feasible. It would be some effort to implement. However, I would expect that other people object more strongly. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
