Re: [Jython-dev] Beyond wait-and-see

[Samuele P. <ped...@bl...>]

At 16:44 05.01.2004 +0100, Samuele Pedroni wrote:
>if
>
>- a sized chunk of new-style classes features were implemented

still not a sized chunk but I have bootstrapped the effort:

Jython 2.2aNewstyle on java1.4.0_02 (JIT: null)
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 >>> object
<type 'object'>
 >>> type
<type 'type'>
 >>> type(type)
<type 'type'>
 >>> object.__class__
<type 'type'>
 >>> isinstance(type,object)
1
 >>> isinstance(object,type)
1
 >>> issubclass(type,object)
1
 >>> issubclass(object,type)
0
 >>> type([])
<type 'list'>
 >>> object.__str__(type)
"<type 'type'>"
 >>> object.__str__()
Traceback (innermost last):
   File "<console>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: descriptor '__str__' of 'object' object needs an argument
 >>> object.x
Traceback (innermost last):
   File "<console>", line 1, in ?
AttributeError: type object 'object' has no attribute 'x'
 >>> type.__new__()
Traceback (innermost last):
   File "<console>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: type.__new__(): not enough arguments
 >>> type.__new__([])
Traceback (innermost last):
   File "<console>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: type.__new__(X): X is not a type object (list)
 >>> type.__new__(object)
Traceback (innermost last):
   File "<console>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: type.__new__(object): object is not a subtype of type
 >>> type.__new__(type)
Traceback (innermost last):
   File "<console>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: type() takes exactly 1 (or...) arguments
 >>> type.__new__(type,[])
<type 'list'>
 >>> object.__new__(type,[])
Traceback (innermost last):
   File "<console>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: object.__new__(type) is not safe, use type.__new__()


>- we would (be able to) make releases more often
>- patches would have a sane turnaround
>
>would (more) people consider contributing code?
>
>how much: too/otherwise busy VS. what is there is good enough for what I 
>need VS. the code base is too unwelcoming VS. the project admin does not 
>tutor/inspire/give the good example, play a role OTOH?
>
>regards.