[issue32648] Wrong byte count with struct

[Róbert Lexmann]

Róbert Lexmann <robo.lexmann at gmail.com> added the comment:

Thanks for a fast response. If I may ask, what is it good for to encode 
'id' in 16 bytes and 'di' in 12?

Rob

On 01/24/2018 12:00 PM, Christian Heimes wrote:
> Christian Heimes <lists at cheimes.de> added the comment:
>
> It's not a bug. Please read the section about padding.
>
>>>> struct.calcsize('id')
> 16
>>>> struct.calcsize('>id')
> 12
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> nosy: +christian.heimes
> resolution:  -> not a bug
> stage:  -> resolved
> status: open -> closed
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