[pypy-svn] r40235 - pypy/dist/pypy/objspace/std

[arigo at codespeak.net]

Author: arigo
Date: Sun Mar 11 17:35:51 2007
New Revision: 40235

Modified:
   pypy/dist/pypy/objspace/std/stringtype.py
   pypy/dist/pypy/objspace/std/unicodetype.py
Log:
Comments to clarify r40234.


Modified: pypy/dist/pypy/objspace/std/stringtype.py
==============================================================================
--- pypy/dist/pypy/objspace/std/stringtype.py	(original)
+++ pypy/dist/pypy/objspace/std/stringtype.py	Sun Mar 11 17:35:51 2007
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@
 # ____________________________________________________________
 
 def descr__new__(space, w_stringtype, w_object=''):
+    # NB. the default value of w_object is really a *wrapped* empty string:
+    #     there is gateway magic at work
     from pypy.objspace.std.stringobject import W_StringObject
     w_obj = space.str(w_object)
     if space.is_w(w_stringtype, space.w_str):

Modified: pypy/dist/pypy/objspace/std/unicodetype.py
==============================================================================
--- pypy/dist/pypy/objspace/std/unicodetype.py	(original)
+++ pypy/dist/pypy/objspace/std/unicodetype.py	Sun Mar 11 17:35:51 2007
@@ -274,6 +274,8 @@
 
 
 def descr__new__(space, w_unicodetype, w_string='', w_encoding=None, w_errors=None):
+    # NB. the default value of w_string is really a *wrapped* empty string:
+    #     there is gateway magic at work
     from pypy.objspace.std.unicodeobject import W_UnicodeObject
     w_obj = w_string
     w_obj_type = space.type(w_obj)