[Python-Dev] Classmethod Help

[Raymond Hettinger]

GvR pointed me to you guys for help in the C 
implementation of the patch for a dictionary class method:

class dict:
    def fromseq(cls, iterable, value=None):
        """Return a new dictionary with keys from iterable and values equal to value."""
        result = {}
        for elem in iterable:
            result[elem] = value
        return result
    fromseq = classmethod(fromseq)

print dict.fromseq('collaborative')
print dict().fromseq('associative')

I've already C code the fromseq() as defined as above.
The question is how to make it a class method and attach
it to the dictionary type object.

If you can help, please send me a note.  Thanks in advance.

BTW, I know this is ordinarily not the place to ask for
help, but there are only a handful of people who understand 
descriptors at the C level (and most of them are currently
100% consumed by Zope priorities).


Raymond Hettinger