[ZODB-Dev] new-style class status

[Jim Fulton]

Tim Peters wrote:
> [Tim Peters]
> 

...

>>I should note, however, that we'll be renaming the ZODB "Persistence"
>>package to "persistence". The "persistence" package will have the
>>new-style non-ExtensionClass persistent base classes. A new
>>"Persistence" package will be created that provides persistent
>>ExtensionClass base classes.
> 
> 
> I'm not sure what this implies.  If people currently using ZODB 3 use
> Persistence, is this saying they need to change their code (to use
> "persistence" instead),

Only if they don't want to also use ExtensionClass.

 > and that future ZODB 3 releases won't contain enough
> code for them to continue using Peristence (because ExtensionClass will no
> longer be part of the ZODB3 module, and Persistence will require the new
> ExtensionClass code)?

This is a packaging questions that is open to debate.

I don't have a strong opinion one way or the other.

Jim


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