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bytearray is a bytes-like object

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Description

In [1]: from OpenSSL import SSL

In [2]: ctx = SSL.Context(SSL.SSLv23_METHOD)

In [3]: conn = SSL.Connection(ctx, None)

In [4]: conn.set_accept_state()

In [5]: conn.send(bytearray(10))
TypeError: data must be a memoryview, buffer or byte string

But bytearrays are nice and friendly and deserve your love too!

Actually I'd expect that it should accept anything that implements the buffer interface, using ffi.from_buffer.

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Research direction

Start at the SSL.Connection.send entry point and inspect how its input is passed to OpenSSL, then compare that path with ffi.from_buffer. Done means bytearray and other buffer-interface inputs are accepted without the shown TypeError, with coverage added in the relevant tests.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
networking, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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