[Python-Dev] marshal (was:Buffer interface in abstract.c? )

[Fredrik Lundh]

> > > >>> import unicode
> > > >>> import marshal
> > > >>> u = unicode.unicode
> > > >>> s = u("foo")
> > > >>> data = marshal.dumps(s)
> > > >>> marshal.loads(data)
> > > 'f\000o\000o\000'
> > > >>> type(marshal.loads(data))
> > > <type 'string'>
> 
> Why do Unicode objects implement the bf_getcharbuffer slot ? I thought
> that unicode objects use a two-byte character representation.

>>> import array
>>> import marshal
>>> a = array.array
>>> s = a("f", [1, 2, 3])
>>> data = marshal.dumps(s)
>>> marshal.loads(data)
'\000\000\200?\000\000\000@\000\000@@'

looks like the various implementors haven't
really understood the intentions of whoever
designed the buffer interface...

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