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

[Greg Stein]

On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Fredrik Lundh wrote:
>...
> unicode objects do not implement the getcharbuffer slot.

This is Goodness. All righty.

>...
> maybe the unicode class shouldn't implement the
> buffer interface at all?  sure looks like the best way

It is needed for fp.write(unicodeobj) ...

It is also very handy for C functions to deal with Unicode strings.

> to avoid trivial mistakes (the current behaviour of
> fp.write(unicodeobj) is even more serious than the
> marshal glitch...)

What's wrong with fp.write(unicodeobj)? It should write the unicode value
to the file. Are you suggesting that it will need to be done differently?
Icky.

> or maybe the buffer design needs an overhaul?

Not that I know of. 

Cheers,
-g

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