[Python-Dev] New winreg module really an improvement?
Paul Prescod
paul@prescod.net
Fri, 04 Aug 2000 11:52:11 -0400
Fredrik Lundh wrote:
>
> ...
>
> how about letting _winreg export all functions with their
> win32 names, and adding a winreg.py which looks some-
> thing like this:
>
> from _winreg import *
>
> class Key:
> ....
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = Key(...)
> ...
To me, that would defeat the purpose. Have you looked at the "*"
exported by _winreg? The whole point is to impose some organization on
something that is totally disorganized (because that's how the C module
is).
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