On Thu, 22 May 2008 23:10:09 +0200, M.-A. Lemburg wrote: > On 2008-05-19 00:59, Dan Lenski wrote: > You should probably ask such questions on the capi-sig list. > > To answer your question: > > t# requires support for the read-only 8-bit character buffer interface > s# can use the read buffer interface > w# requires support for the write buffer interface
I somehow overlooked the fact that the "s#" argument specifier supports exactly the functionality that I need. D'oh! > Those are two different buffer interface slots, so whether a particular > object works with t# or w# depends on whether it implements the slots in > question. > > You should probably try s#, as this will also work with objects that > implement the getreadbuffer slot. Worked like a charm! > The details can be found in Python/getargs.c I'm still unclear on the difference between the character/read buffer interfaces, but I'll read the code and try and figure that out. Thanks for your help, Marc-Andre!!! Dan _______________________________________________ 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
