[Python-Dev] check for PyUnicode_READY look backwards
Benjamin Peterson
benjamin at python.org
Thu Oct 6 22:47:22 CEST 2011
Amaury Forgeot d'Arc <amauryfa <at> gmail.com> writes:
> I'd prefer it was written :
> if (PyUnicode_READY(*filename) < 0)
> because "< 0" clearly indicates an error condition.
Why not just have it return 0 on error? This would be more consistent with API
functions that return "false" values like NULL and would just be
if (!PyUnicode_READY(s)) return NULL;
in code.
Regards,
Benjamin
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