[Python-Dev] Active Objects in Python

Wed Sep 28 03:26:11 CEST 2005

Nick Coghlan wrote:
> PEP 342's yield expressions can probably be used to help address that problem, 
> though:
>> class SomeAO(ActiveObject):
> def processSomeMessage(self):
> msg = yield
> # Do something with the message
> next_msg = yield makeSomeBlockingCall(self)
> # Do something with the next message

I don't see how that helps, since makeSomeBlockingCall()
is evaluated (and therefore blocks) *before* the yield
happens.
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