[Patches] [ python-Patches-1703286 ] bug fix: ctypes truncates 64-bit pointers

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Patches item #1703286, was opened at 2007-04-18 18:09
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Category: Core (C code)
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Alexander Belopolsky (belopolsky)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: bug fix: ctypes truncates 64-bit pointers

Initial Comment:
At several places _ctypes module converts a python integer to a void* pointer by first extracting an argument into an int.  Attached patch changes int to Py_ssize_t that is guaranteed to be wide enough to hold a pointer. 

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