[Python-checkins] cpython (3.4): Closes #22748: there are no PyString C functions in 3.x.
georg.brandl
python-checkins at python.org
Tue Oct 28 21:39:21 CET 2014
https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/9141199800fe
changeset: 93190:9141199800fe
branch: 3.4
parent: 93188:5f086db3b51b
user: Georg Brandl <georg at python.org>
date: Tue Oct 28 21:38:49 2014 +0100
summary:
Closes #22748: there are no PyString C functions in 3.x.
files:
Doc/howto/cporting.rst | 7 +++----
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Doc/howto/cporting.rst b/Doc/howto/cporting.rst
--- a/Doc/howto/cporting.rst
+++ b/Doc/howto/cporting.rst
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@
str/unicode Unification
-----------------------
-
-Python 3's :func:`str` (``PyString_*`` functions in C) type is equivalent to
-Python 2's :func:`unicode` (``PyUnicode_*``). The old 8-bit string type has
-become :func:`bytes`. Python 2.6 and later provide a compatibility header,
+Python 3's :func:`str` type is equivalent to Python 2's :func:`unicode`; the C
+functions are called ``PyUnicode_*`` for both. The old 8-bit string type has become
+:func:`bytes`, with C functions called ``PyBytes_*``. Python 2.6 and later provide a compatibility header,
:file:`bytesobject.h`, mapping ``PyBytes`` names to ``PyString`` ones. For best
compatibility with Python 3, :c:type:`PyUnicode` should be used for textual data and
:c:type:`PyBytes` for binary data. It's also important to remember that
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