IronLanguages / IronLanguages/ironpython3
memoryview assignment fails for .NET numeric types
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Description
The following should work:
import System
m = memoryview(bytearray(1))
m[0] = System.Byte()
Appears to be a regression from IronPython 2. Causes socket.recvfrom_into(memoryview) to fail. The C# implementation of recvfrom_into should probably be rewritten to use IPythonBuffer, but still seems like a valid use case.
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Research direction
Start with the memoryview assignment reproduction using System.Byte and compare it with the IronPython 2 behavior. Then inspect the C# implementation of recvfrom_into and the IPythonBuffer references mentioned in the issue; done means the assignment succeeds and the memoryview use case no longer causes recvfrom_into to fail.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100