[Types-sig] Interface PEP

[Michel Pelletier]

On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Paul Prescod wrote:

> It's important to realize that both sides of the current discussion are
> working on interfaces.

Yup.

> Michel's interfaces are defined declaratively in
> a class-like syntax.

Well, the syntax is a secondary issue, I'm concerned more with the model.
I think what you are saying is that my proposal specifies that
specification and implementation must be seperate.  Or maybe you are
saying what you said, in that case, you lost me.

> Mine are basically functional interfaces (in fact
> they could really be functions instead of classes).

You lost me there too. ;)

> Your interface objects have an implicitly generated implementedBy
> method. Mine have an explicit method.

I don't get this either, can you be more explicit about your explicitness,
also by "your" I assume you mean me?  Above you were referring to me in
the third person, so I'm lost yet again.

-Michel