Expose CurrentByteCount from expat
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- Python
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Description
Feature or enhancement
Proposal:
It would be useful to have access to expat's CurrentByteCount property from the expat xml parser module.
Reference: https://libexpat.github.io/doc/api/latest/#XML_GetCurrentByteCount
Has this already been discussed elsewhere?
This is a minor feature, which does not need previous discussion elsewhere
Links to previous discussion of this feature:
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Linked PRs
- gh-123964
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Research direction
Start with Python's expat XML parser module and the referenced Expat XML_GetCurrentByteCount API. Expose the corresponding CurrentByteCount value and verify that callers can access it; check linked PR gh-123964 first because work may already be underway.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100