Neil Schemenauer <nas-python@python.ca>:
The buffer object, OTOH, is considered fundamentally broken and should be removed.
There's no doubt that the current implementation of it is unacceptably dangerous, but I haven't yet seen an argument that convinces me that it couldn't be fixed if desired. I don't think the *idea* of a buffer object is fundamentally flawed, and it seems potentially useful (although I must admit that I haven't found a need for it myself yet). Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, +--------------------------------------+ University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a | Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. | greg@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz +--------------------------------------+