[Python-Dev] Fw: Behavior of buffer()

[Guido van Rossum]

> Yes.  The PyBufferObject grabs the pointer from the PyBufferProcs
> supporting object when the PyBufferObject is created.  If the PyBufferProcs
> supporting object reallocates the memory (possibly from a resize) the
> PyBufferObject can be left with a bad pointer.  This is easily possible if
> you try to use the array module arrays as a buffer.
> 
> I've submitted a patch to fix this particular problem (among others), but
> there are still enough things that the buffer object can't do that
> something new is needed.

Can you remind me of the patch#?  (I'm curious how you plan to fix
this...)

> In the PEP that I'm drafting, I've been calling the new object "bytes"
> (since it is just a simple array of bytes).  Now that you guys are
> referring to it as the "memory object", should I change the name?  Doesn't
> really matter, but it might avoid confusion to know we're all talking about
> the same thing.

I like bytes just fine.

PS, Todd, if you can, please don't send HTML-only mail to
python-dev...

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)