[Python-Dev] Preventing 1.5 extensions crashing under 1.6/2.0 Python

[Barry Scott]

> This is where we are now.  I agree that we should not crash, but it seems
> to me you havent solved anything - individual .pyd authors needing to tell
> users about each individual .pyd isnt a solution.

	At least if Python can detect that a .PYD is out of date you know
	to ask for a newer .PYD or build it yourself. A crash is bad PR for
	the .PYD and Python.

> > > You can already get the version string by
> > > looking at Py_GetVersion() -- this also answers the question of how a
> > > version is represented.
> >
> > True.  And on Windows, there is a standard Version resource
> > string which gives the DLL version, and can be read without
> > loading the DLL.  This string is referenced by the Wise (and
> > other) installers to decide whether a DLL is newer and should
> > be replaced.
> 
> Im not sure how this helps us.  Do you mean that "initfoo" should use the
> Windows resource/version APIs to determine if it can load?

	As I pointed out you cannot use Py calls from a .PYD to find out
	the version as the .PYD calls the function in the old PYTHON15.DLL
	not the new one.

		BArry