New submission from ebfe <[email protected]>:
Quote from http://docs.python.org/3.0/c-api/arg.html, regarding the "s"
argument:
"""
s (string or Unicode object) [const char *]
Convert a Python string or Unicode object to a C pointer to a
character string. You must not provide storage for the string itself; a
pointer to an existing string is stored into the character pointer
variable whose address you pass.
"""
I guess the phrase "you must not provide storage" is a failed
translation and not meant like that. It should say "you are not required
to provide storage". It's confusing to have such strong wording without
reason.
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assignee: georg.brandl
components: Documentation
messages: 78281
nosy: ebfe, georg.brandl
severity: normal
status: open
title: Misguiding wording 3.0 c-api reference
versions: Python 3.0
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