[Python-Dev] pre-PEP: The Safe Buffer Interface

[Greg Ewing]

Thomas Heller <thomas.heller@ion-tof.com>:

>    This PEP proposes an extension to the buffer interface called the
>    'safe buffer interface'.

I don't understand the need for this. The C-level buffer
interface is already safe as long as you use it properly --
which means using it to fetch the pointer each time it's
needed.

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