[Python-Dev] strop vs. string

[Greg Ewing]

> However, it has one fatal flaw, and no one seems
> to know what to do about it.

I think it would be safe if:

1) it kept a reference to the underlying object, and

2) it re-fetched the pointer and length info each time it was
   needed, using the underlying object's buffer interface.

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