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Using a read-only buffer.

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Description

BPO 28646
Nosy @vadmium, @jakirkham

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-11-09.04:04:52.024>
labels = ['ctypes', 'type-feature', '3.7']
title = 'Using a read-only buffer.'
updated_at = <Date 2021-08-18.00:51:09.563>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/mrolle'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-08-18.00:51:09.563>
actor = 'jakirkham'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['ctypes']
creation = <Date 2016-11-09.04:04:52.024>
creator = 'mrolle'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 28646
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['280375', '280717']
nosy_count = 3.0
nosy_names = ['martin.panter', 'mrolle', 'jakirkham']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28646'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

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Research direction

The issue identifies the ctypes component and links to the original BPO issue 28646; start by reading that issue and its discussion to determine the intended read-only buffer behavior. The issue does not name files, tests, or acceptance criteria, so the expected implementation scope and definition of done need clarification before work begins.

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Assessment

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

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