[Python-Dev] New winreg module really an improvement?

[Paul Prescod]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
> how about letting _winreg export all functions with their
> win32 names, and adding a winreg.py which looks some-
> thing like this:
> 
>     from _winreg import *
> 
>     class Key:
>         ....
> 
>     HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = Key(...)
>     ...

To me, that would defeat the purpose. Have you looked at the "*"
exported by _winreg? The whole point is to impose some organization on
something that is totally disorganized (because that's how the C module
is).

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