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diff --git a/lang/py-extclass/DESCR b/lang/py-extclass/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0ef5da230f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/lang/py-extclass/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +ExtensionClasses is a lightweight mechanism has been developed for +making Python extension types more class-like. Classes can be developed +in an extension language, such as C or C++, and these classes can be +treated like other python classes. They can be sub-classed in python, +they provide access to method documentation strings, and they can be +used to directly create new instances. + +Extension classes provide additional extensions to class and instance +semantics, including A protocol for accessing subobjects "in the context +of" their containers. This is used to implement custom method types and +environmental acquisition*. A protocol for overriding method call +semantics. This is used to implement "synchonized" classes and could be +used to implement argument type checking. A protocol for class +initialization that supports execution of a special __class_init__ +method after a class has been initialized. + +(* see http://www.digicool.com/releases/ExtensionClass/Acquisition.html) |