Marc-Andre Lemburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: On 2008-06-11 16:49, Nick Coghlan wrote: > Nick Coghlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> added the comment: > > I'm not sure adding a dedicated method slot would be worth the hassle > involved - Py3k drop backs to just the tp_str slot anyway, and the only > thing you gain with a tp_unicode slot over _PyType_Lookup of a > __unicode__ attribute is a small reduction in memory usage and a slight > speed increase.
AFAIK, _PyType_Lookup will only work for base types, ie. objects subclassing from object. C extension types often do not inherit from object, since the attribute access mechanisms and object creation are a lot simpler when not doing so. _______________________________________ Python tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://bugs.python.org/issue2517> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
