[Python-Dev] Renaming sqlite3

[Andrew MacIntyre]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:

> I see three options:
> 1. rename sqlite3 again
> 2. link sqlite3 statically into _sqlite3.pyd
> 3. stop treating .DLL files as extension modules
> 
> I'm actually leaning towards option 3: what is the rationale
> for allowing Python extension modules to be named .DLL?

A datapoint specific to OS/2 which probably has little relevance to 
Windows or to the specific case at hand:

In order to get the curses_panel module to work, I have to forward the
necessary curses entry points from the _curses module DLL.  On OS/2, this
only works for DLLs with the extension .DLL, so I ship _curses.pyd as
_curses.dll.

As a consequence, I can't implement option 3 for the OS/2 port but I can
live with the nasty side-effects given the modest userbase and by
documenting the issue in the port README.

If you can make option 3 work for Windows, then I would do it now during
the alpha to see whether it flushes any problems out.

I must admit to being uncomfortable with including version numbers in
module names, especially when they reflect a version outside the scope
of Python.  Ending up with a module name that can match a 3rd party
dynamically linkable file would seem problematic no matter which way you
look at it.

FWIW,
Andrew.

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