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I know that Anthony has been busy.

I'm -0 on the patch moreso because of the added _types.c. 
It's not the code that I have a problem with, but the
direction we are going.  At various points, we've talked
about doing away with types.py.  This makes that a bit
messier.  it's a little like the idea of adding
__module_name__ at the last minute.  Once this is in, it's
next to impossible to remove if incorrect.  Also, I'm a
little concerned about how this affects other impls (PyPy,
IronPython, Jython).

Would you mind posting more of the impl details on py-dev
and see if anyone still has an opinion?  I don't recall any
support pro or con.  I suspect most don't really care and
few people have read the patch.  If you mention the impl
details, I don't know if that would change anything.

What is the impact of waiting?  These features have been in
since 2.2, right?  Also, unlike Tim's threading changes,
these can be exposed with a third party extension module
can't they?