[Python-checkins] cpython: Close #14223: curses.addch() is no more limited to the range 0-255 when the

[victor.stinner]

http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/861a5f3e7453
changeset:   75485:861a5f3e7453
user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at gmail.com>
date:        Thu Mar 08 02:08:48 2012 +0100
summary:
  Close #14223: curses.addch() is no more limited to the range 0-255 when the
Python curses is not linked to libncursesw. It was a regression introduced in
Python 3.3a1.

files:
  Misc/NEWS               |  4 ++++
  Modules/_cursesmodule.c |  2 +-
  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #14223: curses.addch() is no more limited to the range 0-255 when the
+  Python curses is not linked to libncursesw. It was a regression introduced
+  in Python 3.3a1.
+
 - Issue #14168: Check for presence of Element._attrs in minidom before
   accessing it.
 
diff --git a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 #endif
     {
         *ch = (chtype)value;
-        if ((long)*ch != value || value < 0 || value > 255) {
+        if ((long)*ch != value) {
             PyErr_Format(PyExc_OverflowError,
                          "byte doesn't fit in chtype");
             return 0;

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Repository URL: http://hg.python.org/cpython