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[Python-Dev] PyObject_GenericGetIter()

Greg Ewing greg@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 13:41:18 +1200 (NZST) 
> Why?  It's *not* generic.  It's *specific* (to iterators).

That's why I voted for PyIter_GenericGetIter and not
PyObject_GenericGetIter.

PyIter_ means it has to do with iterators; Generic means
it's a default implementation; GetIter identifies which
type slot it implements.

Hmmm... maybe we need a formal grammar for Python/C API
function names, to help settle questions like this...

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