[Zope3-dev] Re: Google SoC Project

Jim Fulton jim at zope.com
Fri May 12 09:02:24 EDT 2006


Adam Groszer wrote:
> Hello Jim,
> 
> Tuesday, May 9, 2006, 1:22:30 PM, you wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> JF> Python simply does not support a general robust reload, other than
> JF> restart.
> [snip]
> 
> What about pushing the problem then to the lower level, to Python
> itself. I think all developers are fighting the same problem, so all
> Python developers would benefit from the solution. As I know (that may
> be wrong) not many even if any language supports that, so that would
> make one big plus point on the Python side also.
> 
> As I don't have really deep knowledge of the Python interpreter
> itself, I cannot imagine how weird is the idea. Maybe we should ask
> Guido to have some thoughts about that.

Go for it.  Perhaps this is a good time, in light of Python 3000.

In the past, Guido has said he simply didn't define Python modules
to support reload.

Jim

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