Should we re-export `PyObj_FromPtr` in `ctypes`?
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Description
| BPO | 46585 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @amauryfa, @abalkin, @meadori, @zware, @eryksun, @sobolevn |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2022-01-30.15:03:49.809>
labels = ['ctypes', 'type-bug', '3.11']
title = 'Should we re-export `PyObj_FromPtr` in `ctypes`?'
updated_at = <Date 2022-01-30.17:14:33.160>
user = 'https://github.com/sobolevn'
bugs.python.org fields:
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actor = 'eryksun'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['ctypes']
creation = <Date 2022-01-30.15:03:49.809>
creator = 'sobolevn'
dependencies = []
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issue_num = 46585
keywords = []
message_count = 2.0
messages = ['412155', '412165']
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pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue46585'
versions = ['Python 3.11']
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the ctypes component context and the linked BPO issue 46585 discussion about PyObj_FromPtr. Determine whether the public ctypes API should re-export it and what compatibility or maintenance implications the discussion identifies; the issue is complete only after that design question has a decided outcome.
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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