[Zope-dev] _p_deactivate() and _v_ variables?

[Seb Bacon]

Chris Withers wrote:
> Casey Duncan wrote:
>> I would argue that a better plan would be to only use _v_ vars for 
>> completely disposable data only. The application should expect that 
>> this values will be gone at any random time, not just at transaction 
>> boundaries.
> 
> Agreed. Are there any situations, apart from the already discussed CMF 
> skindata, where this currently isn't the case?

I'm a bit puzzled - of what use is a variable which may disappear "at 
any random time"?

seb