[Python-Dev] need Windows compiles for SSL 1.13

2007-12-15 Thread Bill Janssen
The latest version of the PyPI SSL module is 1.13, and it seems pretty stable. I'd appreciate it if one of you who've compiled it in the past would do so again, and send me Windows binary dists to post to the PyPI site. http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ssl/ Thanks! Bill _

Re: [Python-Dev] functional continuations

2007-12-15 Thread Greg Ewing
By the way, I wouldn't call this a "continuation", as that word implies a bit more (reusability). It's more like a coroutine or lightweight thread. -- Greg ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-d

Re: [Python-Dev] functional continuations

2007-12-15 Thread Greg Ewing
tomer filiba wrote: > the idea i came up with is, using exceptions for functional > continuations: after all, the exception's traceback holds the entire > context... The problem with this is that, if the call chain has passed through a C-implemented function at some point, the traceback *doesn't*

Re: [Python-Dev] functional continuations

2007-12-15 Thread Aahz
On Sat, Dec 15, 2007, tomer filiba wrote: > > i wanted to get some feedback on the issue (i tried c.l.p, but they > didn't understand me well enough): python-ideas is the best place for topics like this. -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "Typing is che

Re: [Python-Dev] functional continuations

2007-12-15 Thread tomer filiba
yeah, i did think native functions wouldn't fit well with it, but then again, i don't plan to have any c-side functions invoking python callbacks. i can live with that. but, alas, ceval::EvalFrameEx will clear the execution stack upon returning [1], so this couldn't work anyway [2]. [1] while (STA

Re: [Python-Dev] functional continuations

2007-12-15 Thread Phillip J. Eby
At 01:04 AM 12/15/2007 -0800, tomer filiba wrote: >* do you suppose it will work? are there any drawbacks i didn't >anticipate? Yes. :) Specifically, think about what happens when a C function is in the call stack, e.g.: def f1(): return map(f2, [1,2,3]) def f2(ob): raise WaitFor(so

[Python-Dev] functional continuations

2007-12-15 Thread tomer filiba
i'm working on some minimalistic asynchronous framework for python, somewhat like twisted or stackless, but for different purposes. i came to the conclusion i want to be able to "freeze" functions, and resume them later, when some condition is matched. the idea i came up with is, using exceptions