for (i_ = 0; i_ < (length); i_++) t_[i_] = v_;\
} while (0)
-#define Py_UNICODE_MATCH(string, offset, substring)\
- ((*((string)->str + (offset)) == *((substring)->str)) &&\
- !memcmp((string)->str + (offset), (substring)->str,\
- (substring)->length*sizeof(Py_UNICODE)))
+/* check if substring matches at given offset. the offset must be
+ valid, and the substring must not be empty */
+#define Py_UNICODE_MATCH(string, offset, substring) \
+ ((*((string)->str + (offset)) == *((substring)->str)) && \
+ ((*((string)->str + (offset) + (substring)->length-1) == *((substring)->str + (substring)->length-1))) && \
+ !memcmp((string)->str + (offset), (substring)->str, (substring)->length*sizeof(Py_UNICODE)))
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {