[Python-Dev] PEP 334 - Simple Coroutines via SuspendIteration

[Clark C. Evans]

Armin,

On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 11:14:44AM +0100, Armin Rigo wrote:
| I agree with Samuele that the proposal is far too vague currently.  You
| should try to describe what precisely should occur in each situation.

Oh, absolutely.  This was a draft PEP to collect feedback.  It will be a
bit before I have a chunk of time to assimilate the comments and produce
another (more detailed) draft.   Your comments were very helpful, I've
got a bit of education in my future.

| A major problem I see with the proposal is that you can describe what
| should occur in some situations by presenting source code snippets; such
| descriptions correspond easily to possible semantics at the bytecode
| level.  But bytecode is not a natural granularity for coroutine issues.

*nod*

| This doesn't mean that it is impossible to figure out a more limited
| concept, like you are trying to do.  However keeping the "restartable
| exception" idea in mind should help focusing on the difficult problems
| and where restrictions are needed.

Best,

Clark