[Patches] [ python-Patches-1181301 ] make float packing copy bytes when they can

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Patches item #1181301, was opened at 2005-04-12 08:37
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Category: Core (C code)
Group: Python 2.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Michael Hudson (mwh)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: make float packing copy bytes when they can

Initial Comment:
As discussed on python-dev, this makes the 
_PyFloat_{Pack,Unpack}{4,8} functions copy bytes around when 
peering at 1.5 has the right result.

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>Comment By: Michael Hudson (mwh)
Date: 2005-04-12 18:18

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New patch, which attacks comments in floatobject.h and implements Tim's 
idea of refusing to unpack an IEEE special on a non-IEEE platform.

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