[Python-Dev] PyUnicode_FromEncodedObject

[Martin v. Löwis]

David Abrahams <dave at boost-consulting.com> writes:

> I'd post a SF bug but it keeps insisting I log in, even after I have
> already.

It does not insist, it just explains that you have logged
on. Unfortunately, there is no way to make this message disappear once
you have logged on, so all of us see it all the time.

> 
> There's a bug, either in the code or docs for
> PyUnicode_FromEncodedObject.  The docs read:
> 
>   "Unicode objects are passed back as-is with incremented
>   refcount. Note: These cannot be decoded; passing a non-NULL value
>   for encoding will result in a TypeError."

Please do submit a bug report for that.

Regards,
Martin