[Python-Dev] For review: PEP 307 - Extensions to the pickle protocol

[Guido van Rossum]

> >> I'm mildly concerned about giving extension opcodes specifically to
> >> "Zope 3".  Is there some reason we shouldn't just make that "Zope"?
> > 
> > I doubt that Zope 2 will ever be using pickle protocol 2.
> > 
> > Anyway, the class names are all different, so Zope 2 and Zope 3 would
> > require different extension ranges.
> 
> Actually, I was thinking more about Zope 4.  ;-)  My point was that
> for all the interaction between Python and Zope, they're separate
> software products, and I don't think the PSF should get involved in
> Zope version numbers.  Just give the range to Zope and let them
> decide how to use it.

Sure.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)