[Python-Dev] Re: [Python-checkins] CVS: python/dist/src/Doc/lib libsocket.tex,1.46,1.47

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "GS" == Greg Stein <gstein@lyra.org> writes:

    GS> Note that Windows already has a socket.py module (under
    GS> plat-win or somesuch). You will want to integrate that with
    GS> any new socket.py that you implement.

    GS> Also note that Windows does some funny stuff in socketmodule.c
    GS> to export itself as _socket. (the *.dsp files already build it
    GS> as _socket.dll)

    GS> +1

Should we have separate plat-*/socket.py files or does it make more
sense to try to integrate them into one shared socket.py?  From quick
glance it certainly looks like there's Windows specific stuff in
plat-win/socket.py (big surprise, huh?)

-Barry