ctypes: structure with bitfields as argument

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Issue type
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Needs clarification
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Tech stack
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Review the historical issue16576.docfix.1.patch, the linked test185_lib.tgz and test186_lib.tgz files, and PRs #15839, #17097, #17223, and #17224 first. The issue concerns a ctypes structure with bitfields passed as an argument; done means the crash or incorrect behavior is resolved with appropriate regression coverage.

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Description

3.7 (EOL) 3.8 (EOL) 3.9 (EOL) topic-ctypes type-crash
BPO 16576
Nosy @arigo, @theller, @vsajip, @amauryfa, @abalkin, @alex, @meadori
PRs
  • python/cpython#15839
  • python/cpython#17097
  • python/cpython#17223
  • python/cpython#17224
    		•
    Files
  • test185_lib.tgz
  • test186_lib.tgz
  • issue16576.docfix.1.patch
    		•

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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2012-11-29.04:53:32.056>
labels = ['ctypes', '3.7', '3.8', '3.9', 'type-crash']
title = 'ctypes: structure with bitfields as argument'
updated_at = <Date 2020-01-12.07:46:05.510>
user = 'https://github.com/arigo'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2020-01-12.07:46:05.510>
actor = 'vinay.sajip'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['ctypes']
creation = <Date 2012-11-29.04:53:32.056>
creator = 'arigo'
dependencies = []
files = ['28156', '28157', '29326']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 16576
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 10.0
messages = ['176629', '176631', '183595', '183665', '183816', '183818', '356447', '356869', '357224', '359835']
nosy_count = 10.0
nosy_names = ['arigo', 'theller', 'vinay.sajip', 'amaury.forgeotdarc', 'belopolsky', 'Arfrever', 'alex', 'eli.bendersky', 'meador.inge', 'python-dev']
pr_nums = ['15839', '17097', '17223', '17224']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'crash'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue16576'
versions = ['Python 3.7', 'Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']

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