Re-enable buffer API slots for heap types

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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

The issue names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing the linked BPO issue 20233 and the CPython Extension Modules context; clarify which buffer API slots must be restored for heap types and define completion with focused tests.

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Description

extension-modules type-feature
BPO 20233
Nosy @loewis, @mdickinson, @ncoghlan, @pitrou, @kristjanvalur, @vstinner, @pv, @skrah, @akheron

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2014-01-13.03:46:55.573>
labels = ['extension-modules', 'type-feature']
title = 'Re-enable buffer API slots for heap types'
updated_at = <Date 2019-03-15.22:27:56.166>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/BennoRice'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-03-15.22:27:56.166>
actor = 'BreamoreBoy'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Extension Modules']
creation = <Date 2014-01-13.03:46:55.573>
creator = 'Benno.Rice'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 20233
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['208002', '237602']
nosy_count = 15.0
nosy_names = ['loewis', 'teoliphant', 'mark.dickinson', 'ncoghlan', 'rupole', 'pitrou', 'kristjan.jonsson', 'vstinner', 'joshtriplett', 'pv', 'skrah', 'Benno.Rice', 'python-dev', 'jcon', 'petri.lehtinen']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue20233'
versions = ['Python 3.4', 'Python 3.5']

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