[Python-Dev] Adding library modules to the core

Guido van Rossum guido@beopen.com
Tue, 08 Aug 2000 11:51:27 -0500


> At the moment, core Python has nothing (with the weak and nonportable 
> exception of open(..., O_EXCL)) that can do semaphores properly.  Thus
> shm would address a real gap in the language.

If it also works on Windows.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.pythonlabs.com/~guido/)