Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> added the comment: IIRC:
The design started out this way because it predates new-style classes. When this was put in one couldn't subclass extension types, and there were plans/hopes to replace some of the lock types with platform-specific built-in versions on some platforms. Since it is now possible to write subclassable extension types the Thing/_Thing design is no longer needed. I'm not sure about the _Verbose hacks, if it is deemed not useful I'm fine with letting it go. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue10968> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
