[Python-Dev] mmap feature or bug?

[Michael Hudson]

Josiah Carlson <jcarlson at uci.edu> writes:

> Quick questions:
> Is mmap's inability to be subclassed a feature or bug?

Like Martin said, a missing feature.  I'd also quite like the mmap
module to have a C API, but as my use case is especially evil (

http://starship.python.net/crew/mwh/hacks/PPY.html

) I'm not going to push that hard :)

> Is one's inability to use a = mmapinstance.__setslice__;a(1,2,'a') (and
> others) a feature or bug?

I'm not entirely sure about this, though.  Does 

mmapinstance.__setitem__(slice(1,2), 'a')

work?  AIUI __setslice__ and __getslice__ are out of favour these days
(not sure though).

Any patch to fix one of these would probably also fix the other almost
as a sside-effect...

Cheers,
mwh

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