M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> >Sure. However, most users will compile it on 32-bit
> >systems. If they find they cannot get it to work on
> >a 64-bit system, they should ask the author for help,
> >or just use it in 32-bit mode (as 64-bit mode won't
> >gain them anything, anyway).
>  
>  
>  I wonder how you are going to import a 32-bit
>  extension into a 64-bit binary of Python.
>  It simply doesn't work.

No. They will need to run the 32-bit binary of Python
on the 64-bit system.

>  I wouldn't say that PyString_AsStringAndSize() is rarely
>  used and neither is PyArg_ParseTuple().

I can't find much usage of PyString_AsStringAndSize.
Even in the Python core, it is only called 8 times
outside string and strop.

>  I agree that other APIs are certainly more domain
>  specific and can be dealt with in the extension, but
>  those two APIs need special care and so do the type
>  slot functions.

For PyArg_ParseTuple, there is special care, because
there won't be compiler warnings otherwise.

For PyString_AsStringAndSize, the compiler will
warn about incorrect pointer types.

Regards,
Martin
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