Creating a new type with an extension module

[Michael P. Reilly]

Fred L. Drake <fdrake at cnri.reston.va.us> wrote:

: Michael P. Reilly writes:
:  > But the documentation on extending Python is pretty well known
:  > deficiency.  Luckily it is far easier than most languages, both to
:  > accomplish and to understand (yet more kudos to Guido).  Actually, in
:  > responce to your earlier posting, I started writing a _SHORT_ webpage
:  > explaining what is needed, which I hope to have available later today.
:  > I plan (and hope) to make it into a How-To later.

:   If you'd like to make it a patch to the standard documentation, I'm
: sure many people would be incredible grateful, including myself.  The
: time I have available to extend the documentation in all the ways that 
: are requested seems a bit fleeting at the moment.
:   Seriously, if anyone would like to extend the standard documents,
: I'll be glad to lend a hand with the markup.  If you write the
: content, I'll accept it as text if I need to!

I can do that, Fred.  I like the Python Tex style, but I do have
problems making the necessary DVIs from your tools.  I may need your
help on that (sun-i386-solaris).  I do have to download your newest
version tho.

First things first: get the little HTML ref kit out. :)

  -Arcege