Message 87758 - Python tracker

Message87758

Author	pitrou
Recipients	benjamin.peterson, georg.brandl, jmillikin, pitrou, rhettinger
Date	2009-05-14.19:33:37
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> Why did the list implementation get changed in Py3.x? Is it now > necessary for any subscripting type to put the same method in both the > sequence methods and mapping methods? Was this change necessary? I think it's a case of foolish consistency. In py3k there are no opcodes dedicated to slicing anymore, instead the slice object is passed to the mapping's getitem method.

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> Why did the list implementation get changed in Py3.x?  Is it now
> necessary for any subscripting type to put the same method in both the
> sequence methods and mapping methods?  Was this change necessary?

I think it's a case of foolish consistency. In py3k there are no opcodes
dedicated to slicing anymore, instead the slice object is passed to the
mapping's getitem method.

History
Date	User	Action	Args
2009-05-14 19:33:41	pitrou	set	recipients: + pitrou, georg.brandl, rhettinger, benjamin.peterson, jmillikin
2009-05-14 19:33:38	pitrou	link	issue5945 messages
2009-05-14 19:33:38	pitrou	create