[Python-Dev] Making proxy types easier to write and maintain

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 20 Mar 2014 07:54:39 +1000
Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Graeme Dumpleton has also subsequently written a library to handle easier
> creation of correct proxy types: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wrapt

(is "Graeme" another spelling for "Graham"?)

> It isn't as simple as changing one lookup function though - abstract.c
> reads the type slots directly, and those are already hairy performance
> critical code paths (especially the binary operator type dispatch).

Oh indeed, you're right. I think my proposal is taking water.

Regards

Antoine.