Thomas Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > AFAIK, the buffer object now does not hold a pointer into the object > it has been constructed from, it only gets it when its needed. > > IMO Objects/bufferobject.c, revision 35400 is considered safe. > > The checkin comment (by nascheme) was, more than 2 years ago: > "Make buffer objects based on mutable objects (like array) safe."
It's good to hear that bug has been squished. I believe buffer() is generally safe then, according to my somewhat limited experience in its use and knowledge about its implementation. - Josiah _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
