[Twisted-Python] Information on new endpoints API?

exarkun at twistedmatrix.com exarkun at twistedmatrix.com
Mon Jun 13 08:26:32 EDT 2011


On 12 Jun, 01:34 pm, orestis at orestis.gr wrote:
>>This is really why we introduced endpoints - to make it possible for
>>applications to listen on (or connect to) an address that is specified
>>elsewhere.  Previously, the "easy thing to do" was to only support
>>TCP/IPv4.  With endpoints, the "easy thing to do" is to work with any
>>address family/transport type that there is now (or will be in the
>>future!) an endpoint for.
>
>That's a perfect explanation, many thanks!
>>>I will be giving a training on Twisted in a few days during the
>>>EuroPython conference (actually, more of an assisted tutorial than a
>>>training) and I'm not sure how I should present this. Any information
>>>would be helpful.
>>>
>>>Orestis
>>
>>Hope this helps!  Good luck with the session. :)
>
>Thanks. BTW, I've spent the past week browsing through twisted's 
>documentation (esp. the API reference). I have a few ideas that I think 
>would help newcomers find their away around much easier (and be less 
>scared of twisteD). The ideas are mostly organisational, the material 
>is there, if one knows what to look for. Should I create new tickets or 
>mail ideas to this list?

It would probably be best if you could get Kevin Horn and/or Tom Davis' 
attention.  They've both been thinking about making the documentation 
more accessible lately.  It would be great to incorporate your ideas 
into the overall plan.

Jean-Paul



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