Support replacing global function pointers in a shared library
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topic-ctypes
type-feature
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- Python
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Description
| BPO | 41348 |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-07-20.15:21:21.724>
labels = ['ctypes', 'type-bug']
title = 'Support replacing global function pointers in a shared library'
updated_at = <Date 2020-07-20.15:21:21.724>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/UnaiMartinez'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2020-07-20.15:21:21.724>
actor = 'Unai Martinez'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['ctypes']
creation = <Date 2020-07-20.15:21:21.724>
creator = 'Unai Martinez'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41348
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['374013']
nosy_count = 1.0
nosy_names = ['Unai Martinez']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41348'
versions = []
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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 component and review the original BPO issue 41348 linked in the report for the missing behavioral details. Determine the expected way to replace global function pointers in a shared library and verify that the resulting ctypes behavior matches that expectation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100