Re: [Python-3000] patch: bytes object PyBUF_LOCKDATA read-only and immutable support

2007-09-12 Thread Russell E. Owen
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Guido van Rossum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I guess I would be inclined to propose separate flags for indicating > the operation that the caller will attempt (read or write) and the > level of locking (lock the buffer's address or also prevent anyone > else fr

Re: [Python-3000] Universal newlines support in Python 3.0

2007-08-13 Thread Russell E Owen
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Stephen J. Turnbull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Guido van Rossum writes: > > > However, the old universal newlines feature also set an attibute named > > 'newlines' on the file object to a tuple of up to three elements > > giving the actual line endings that

Re: [Python-3000] [Python-Dev] Python 3000 Status Update (Long!)

2007-06-26 Thread Russell E. Owen
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Josiah Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Russell E. Owen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > Josiah Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >

Re: [Python-3000] [Python-Dev] Python 3000 Status Update (Long!)

2007-06-25 Thread Russell E. Owen
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Josiah Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ...one could make the argument that TOOTDI says that literals and > generators + constructors are the only reasonable options. > Comprehensions save perhaps 5 characters over the constructor method, > and may be a bit fas