[stdlib-sig] proposed removal: the types module

[Benjamin Peterson]

On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 7:12 AM, Barry Warsaw <barry at python.org> wrote:

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> On Apr 3, 2008, at 8:08 AM, Christian Heimes wrote:
> > Barry Warsaw schrieb:
> >> Plus, there are a few types in there that are difficult or impossible
> >> to get from Python.
> >>
> >> -1 unless you can find another place to stash such types.
> >
> > ModuleType -> imp.module
> > exception related types -> traceback module
> > Function, method and code types -> sys module
> > remaining stuff -> inspect

+1 for removing. I agree with Guido. Types should be with their associated
functionality and not in some arbitrary module.

I think the above example is good is good except for dumping all the
interpreter stuff into sys. sys is already clogged with tons of low-level,
interpreter specific functions. What we need is a new module: interpreter
(or something). I want to move all those functions like _getframe,
getrefcount, get/setrecursionlimit, etc from sys there. FrameType,
CodeType... will also fit nicely in there.

Also, I think the ListType, DictType, and SetType should go into
collections.

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> Actually, inspect.types might be a good place to put them all.
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> - -Barry
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Cheers,
Benjamin Peterson
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