[Python-Dev] are CObjects inherently unsafe?

Greg Ewing greg at cosc.canterbury.ac.nz
Sun Dec 7 19:43:37 EST 2003


Michael Hudson <mwh at python.net>:

> Why a void* then?  That's particularly unassertive.  char* would be
> better, surely...

A string isn't the only thing that could usefully be used
as a descriptor.

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