[Python-checkins] r46642 - in python/trunk: Lib/socket.py Lib/struct.py Lib/test/test_socket.py Lib/test/test_struct.py Modules/_struct.c Modules/socketmodule.c

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Martin Blais wrote:
> I'll have to look at this in a week or so, I'm absolutely swamped with
> urgent work for the next 5 days.  Hope it's not a liability.  I'm not
> exactly clear on "your rules" for this ssize_t stuff, someone should
> write a little document on these changes to the API, that would help
> make compliant changes more easily.

In that case, the rule is very simple: don't use types that are not
universally available, without checking their presence first.

Regards,
Martin