[Python-checkins] r46216 - python/trunk/Objects/stringobject.c

[Fredrik Lundh]

Jim Jewett wrote:

> I understand that this was fixing that bug; I'm just not sure why this
> is the right solution.
> 
> Why not just special-case the single-character strings instead?

from the documentation:

    "If 'str' is non-NULL then the resulting PyString object must be
    treated as immutable and you must not fill in nor alter the data
    yourself, since the strings may be shared."

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