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List:       pythonmac-sig
Subject:    Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] These modules are deprecated and have been removed in Python 3.x
From:       Leo <sdl.web () gmail ! com>
Date:       2012-04-18 14:16:16
Message-ID: m162cxgm6n.fsf () gmail ! com
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On 2012-04-18 22:00 +0800, Kevin Walzer wrote:
> Nothing did, really. Those modules are legacy ones dating back to the
> days of OS 9, and were automatically generated from the Carbon
> framework's headers by a tool (bgen) that few understood a decade ago
> and no one understands today. Many of the functions are not 64-bit,
> and untangling that would be a nightmare.
>
> There are various ways to get at the functionality that these modules
> offered: use PyObjC; use other functions from the standard library,
> since these functions pre-date OS X running on top of Unix; or, if you
> are really in need of specific functionality offered by one of the
> Carbon modules, code your own C wrapper library or use Ctypes.

Thank you for this information.

Leo

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