[Python-Dev] cpython: Add _PyUnicode_UTF8() and _PyUnicode_UTF8_LENGTH() macros

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:47:26 +0200
"Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:
> Am 01.10.2011 17:18, schrieb Antoine Pitrou:
> > On Sat, 01 Oct 2011 16:53:44 +0200
> > victor.stinner <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
> >> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/4afab01f5374
> >> changeset:   72565:4afab01f5374
> >> user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stinner at haypocalc.com>
> >> date:        Sat Oct 01 16:48:13 2011 +0200
> >> summary:
> >>   Add _PyUnicode_UTF8() and _PyUnicode_UTF8_LENGTH() macros
> >>
> >>  * Rename existing _PyUnicode_UTF8() macro to PyUnicode_UTF8()
> > 
> > Wouldn't this be better called PyUnicode_AS_UTF8()?
> 
> No. _AS_UTF8 would imply that some conversion function is called.

PyBytes_AS_STRING doesn't call any conversion function, and neither did
PyUnicode_AS_UNICODE.