Message 80782 - Python tracker

Message80782

Author	brett.cannon
Recipients	amaury.forgeotdarc, benjamin.peterson, brett.cannon, christian.heimes, georg.brandl, gpolo, lemburg, mark.dickinson, pitrou, rhettinger
Date	2009-01-29.19:54:18
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In-reply-to	<1afaf6160901291140v60d8d691obf34791cced93241@mail.gmail.com>

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>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 07:30, Benjamin Peterson <report@bugs.python.org> wrote: >>> >>> Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> added the comment: >>> >>> Actually, I would like to repurpose tp_compare as tp_bytes for the >>> __bytes__ method. >> >> Repurposing would be extremely bad as that would mean it is possible >> for people to actually compile code with a busted __bytes__ >> implementation. > > Wasn't there another case of an old slot being reused? Not that I can remember, but I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

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>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 07:30, Benjamin Peterson <report@bugs.python.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> added the comment:
>>>
>>> Actually, I would like to repurpose tp_compare as tp_bytes for the
>>> __bytes__ method.
>>
>> Repurposing would be extremely bad as that would mean it is possible
>> for people to actually compile code with a busted __bytes__
>> implementation.
>
> Wasn't there another case of an old slot being reused?

Not that I can remember, but I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

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Date	User	Action	Args
2009-01-29 19:54:19	brett.cannon	set	recipients: + brett.cannon, lemburg, georg.brandl, rhettinger, amaury.forgeotdarc, mark.dickinson, pitrou, christian.heimes, benjamin.peterson, gpolo
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2009-01-29 19:54:18	brett.cannon	create