[Python-Dev] New PEP: Using ssize_t as the index type

[Tim Peters]

[Martin v. Löwis]
> ...
> I am talking about the entirety of these functions,
> and claim that they are rarely used (including the
> Unicode and buffer APIs).

This reminded me that I still owe you a reply about s# and t# format
codes.  It occurred to me that I've never used them, and probably
never will, so I really don't care how they work:  I'm only really
worried about widespread ugliness, meaning wide enough that it touches
me ;-)