[Python-Dev] PEP 3118: Extended buffer protocol (new version)

[Lisandro Dalcin]

On 4/13/07, Travis Oliphant <oliphant.travis at ieee.org> wrote:
> >>     int PyObject_GetContiguous(PyObject *obj, void **buf, Py_ssize_t
> >> *len,
> >>                                int fortran)
> >>
> >> Return a contiguous chunk of memory representing the buffer.  If a
> >> copy is made then return 1.  If no copy was needed return 0.
> >
> > 8) If a copy was made, What should consumers call to free memory?
>
> You are right.  We need a free function.
>

I think now the memory perhaps should be allocated with PyMem_New and
deallocated with PyMem_Free.

Additionally, the return should perhaps indicate success or failure,
and a new argument should be passed in order to know if a copy was
made, something like

int PyObject_GetContiguous(PyObject *obj,
                                           void **buf, Py_ssize_t
*len, int *copy,
                                           char layout)


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