[Python-Dev] __module__ of newly-created extension classes

[David Abrahams]

From: "Gustavo Niemeyer" <niemeyer@conectiva.com>


> Hi David!
>
> > When creating new-style classes from within an extension module, the
> > current behavior results in the __module__ attribute being set to the
name
> > of the Python module which first imports the extension module.
> [...]
>
> I'm not sure I understood your problem. If I got it correctly, you will
> get the right behavior by setting tp_name to something like
> "module.TypeName".

Well, that wouldn't fix the __module__ attribute AFAICT. I'm creating new
classes by invoking the metaclass with the name, bases, and dictionary.

-Dave