From 0988904df8da8fc484d050127b8e77eb47bd1ab8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Georg Brandl Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:03:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Bug #1546052: clarify that PyString_FromString(AndSize) copies the string pointed to by its parameter. (backport from rev. 52078) --- Doc/api/concrete.tex | 10 +++++----- Misc/NEWS | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/api/concrete.tex b/Doc/api/concrete.tex index 34221ad3af..764c6aa90f 100644 --- a/Doc/api/concrete.tex +++ b/Doc/api/concrete.tex @@ -602,15 +602,15 @@ parameter and are called with a non-string parameter. \end{cfuncdesc} \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyString_FromString}{const char *v} - Return a new string object with the value \var{v} on success, and - \NULL{} on failure. The parameter \var{v} must not be \NULL{}; it - will not be checked. + Return a new string object with a copy of the string \var{v} as value + on success, and \NULL{} on failure. The parameter \var{v} must not be + \NULL{}; it will not be checked. \end{cfuncdesc} \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyString_FromStringAndSize}{const char *v, Py_ssize_t len} - Return a new string object with the value \var{v} and length - \var{len} on success, and \NULL{} on failure. If \var{v} is + Return a new string object with a copy of the string \var{v} as value + and length \var{len} on success, and \NULL{} on failure. If \var{v} is \NULL{}, the contents of the string are uninitialized. \end{cfuncdesc} diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index c3cf131c04..424820d03e 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ Tests Documentation ------------- +- Bug #1546052: clarify that PyString_FromString(AndSize) copies the + string pointed to by its parameter. + - Bug #1566663: remove obsolete example from datetime docs. - Bug #1541682: Fix example in the "Refcount details" API docs. -- 2.50.1