[issue4682] 'b' formatter is actually unsigned char
vt
report at bugs.python.org
Wed Dec 17 12:02:19 CET 2008
New submission from vt <vt at foilhead.net>:
The 'b' format unit to PyArg_ParseTuple, PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords, and PyArg_Parse is described in the documentation (in Parsing arguments and
building values) as representing a signed char, but actually represents an
unsigned char.
Personally, I would say that this is a problem with the interpreter core,
but 'b' has been an unsigned char since 2000 and fixing it now would
probably break backwards compatibility of extensions.
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assignee: georg.brandl
components: Documentation
messages: 77964
nosy: georg.brandl, vt
severity: normal
status: open
title: 'b' formatter is actually unsigned char
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