[Python-Dev] Deprecate the buffer object?

Fri Oct 31 08:03:56 EST 2003

Michael Hudson
> "Mark Hammond" <mhammond at skippinet.com.au> writes:
>> > That would work, be less intrusive, and allow all existing
> code to work
> > unchanged. My only concern is that it does not go anywhere
> towards fixing
> > the buffer interface itself.
>> I think that is a different issue entirely. While it may be
> interesting and important, can we at least try to keep them separate?

I don't see how. The only problem I see is in the buffer interface. We
could worm around the buffer interface problem in the buffer object, but I
don't see how that is keeping them separate. Am I missing something?
Mark.