ctypes ignores when a DLL function is called with too many arguments
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Description
| BPO | 38258 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @pfmoore, @tjguk, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba, @s-m-e |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2019-09-23.14:35:01.156>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.8', '3.9', 'ctypes', 'OS-windows', 'docs']
title = 'ctypes ignores when a DLL function is called with too many arguments'
updated_at = <Date 2019-09-24.16:56:54.631>
user = 'https://github.com/s-m-e'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2019-09-24.16:56:54.631>
actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation', 'Windows', 'ctypes']
creation = <Date 2019-09-23.14:35:01.156>
creator = 'smernst'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 38258
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['353021', '353036', '353069', '353100']
nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'docs@python', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'smernst']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'needs patch'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue38258'
versions = ['Python 3.8', 'Python 3.9']
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the ctypes documentation and linked BPO issue 38258, then read the four-message discussion about Windows DLL calls with too many arguments. No source files or tests are named; completion should clarify or correct the reported ctypes behavior and document what handling is expected.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100