[docs] [issue14995] PyLong_FromString documentation should state that the string must be null-terminated

3 Jun 2012

      New submission from Ryan Kelly <ryan@rfk.id.au>:

PyLong_FromString will raise a ValueError if the given string doesn't contain a null byte after the digits.  For example, this will result in a ValueError

   char *pend;
   PyLong_FromString("1234 extra", &pend, 10)

While this will successfully read the number and set the pointer to the extra data:

   char *pend;
   PyLong_FromString("1234\0extra", &pend, 10)

The requirement for a null-terminated string of digits is not clear from the docs.  Suggested re-wording attached.

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assignee: docs@python
components: Documentation
files: PyLong_FromString-doc.patch
keywords: patch
messages: 162242
nosy: docs@python, rfk
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: PyLong_FromString documentation should state that the string must be null-terminated
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file25812/PyLong_FromString-doc.patch

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