[Python-checkins] cpython: Optimize string slicing to use the new API

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:49:09 +0200
"Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:

> > +        result = PyUnicode_New(slicelength, PyUnicode_MAX_CHAR_VALUE(self));
> 
> This is incorrect: the maxchar of the slice might be smaller than the 
> maxchar of the input string.

I thought that heuristic would be good enough. I'll try to fix it.

Regards

Antoine.