zlibmodule threadsafety changes: RFC

Richard Jones richard at bizarsoftware.com.au
Fri Aug 17 03:33:46 EDT 2001


On Friday 17 August 2001 17:05, Titus Brown wrote:
> 	2) the input strings to the de/compress functions can be modified
> 	   outside of the zlibmodule while the zlibmodule functions are
> 	   working on them.

I naively ask whether this is actually true... aren't python strings 
immutable? Unless someone plays with them under the covers in C, that is (in 
which case they're being very naughty and deserve what they get).


     Richard




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