Brett Cannon <br...@python.org> added the comment: >> On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 07:30, Benjamin Peterson <rep...@bugs.python.org> >> wrote: >>> >>> Benjamin Peterson <benja...@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. _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue1717> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
