[Python-Dev] epoll implementation

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    Ross> I wrote an epoll implementation which can be used as a drop-in
    Ross> replacement for parts of the select module
    ...
    Ross> Is there any interest in incorporating this into the standard
    Ross> python distribution?

Without going to the trouble of downloading epoll (always an adventure with
SourceForget), can you explain what epoll does, how it's better than (parts
of) select, how widely it's used and how stable it is?

Thx,

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