[Python-Dev] versioned .so files for Python 3.2

[Barry Warsaw]

On Jun 25, 2010, at 03:42 PM, Scott Dial wrote:

>On 6/25/2010 2:58 PM, Brett Cannon wrote:
>> I assume you are talking about PEP 3147. You're right that the PEP was
>> for pyc files and that's it. No one is talking about rewriting the
>> PEP.
>
>Yes, I am making reference to PEP 3147. I make reference to that PEP
>because this change is of the same order of magnitude as the .pyc
>change, and we asked for a PEP for that, and if this .so stuff is an
>extension of that thought process, then it should either be reflected by
>that PEP or a new PEP.

I think it's not nearly on the order of magnitude as PEP 3147.  One way to
measure that is the size of the patch required to implement the feature and
ensure the test suite still works.  My versioned so patch is *way* smaller.

I actually think because this is almost exclusively an extension to a
build-time configuration option, and doesn't really change the language, a PEP
shouldn't be necessary.  But by the same token, I'm willing to write a new one
(and *not* touch PEP 3147) just so that we have a point of reference to record
the discussion and decision.  So I'll do that.

-Barry
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