[Python-Dev] Fixing send()

[Guido van Rossum]

I've got a possible patch for the send() problem.  I'd like review of
the patch and the related issues before I apply it.  I'd also like
more guidance regarding the suitability of this patch for the 2.1.2
bugfix release.  (It fixes a real bug, but can sometime lead to
different behavior, and adds a new interpretation of the absence of an
optional argument, which can be considered a feature.)

http://sf.net/tracker/?group_id=5470&atid=305470&func=detail&aid=474307

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)