[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] python/dist/src/Modules threadmodule.c, 2.56, 2.56.8.1

[Guido van Rossum]

> > As long as we're backporting C APIs to 2.3, can I request that the new
> > datetime API be backported to 2.3? Anthony Tuininga (the cx_Oracle
> > author) would be interested in using this and might be willing to help
> > out with the work. (And yes, I'm encouraging this because I could use
> > this myself.)
> 
> Erm - this particular fix was a bug fix. I'm deeply uncomfortable about
> adding the C version of datetime to 2.3 at this very late stage of 2.3's
> life cycle.

Fair enough. Let's drop the idea.

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