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@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ These functions raise :exc:`TypeError` when expecting a string parameter and are
called with a non-string parameter.
.. note::
- These functions have been renamed to PyBytes_* in Python 3.x. The PyBytes
- names are also available in 2.6.
+
+ These functions have been renamed to PyBytes_* in Python 3.x. Unless
+ otherwise noted, the PyBytes functions available in 3.x are aliased to their
+ PyString_* equivalents to help porting.
.. index:: object: string
@@ -238,6 +240,10 @@ called with a non-string parameter.
reference-count-neutral; you own the object after the call if and only if you
owned it before the call.)
+ .. note::
+
+ This function is not available in 3.x and does not have a PyBytes alias.
+
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyString_InternFromString(const char *v)
@@ -246,6 +252,10 @@ called with a non-string parameter.
been interned, or a new ("owned") reference to an earlier interned string object
with the same value.
+ .. note::
+
+ This function is not available in 3.x and does not have a PyBytes alias.
+
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyString_Decode(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
@@ -255,6 +265,10 @@ called with a non-string parameter.
The codec to be used is looked up using the Python codec registry. Return
*NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
+ .. note::
+
+ This function is not available in 3.x and does not have a PyBytes alias.
+
.. versionchanged:: 2.5
This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *size*. This might require
changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
@@ -268,6 +282,10 @@ called with a non-string parameter.
The codec to be used is looked up using the Python codec registry. Return *NULL*
if an exception was raised by the codec.
+ .. note::
+
+ This function is not available in 3.x and does not have a PyBytes alias.
+
.. cfunction:: PyObject* PyString_Encode(const char *s, Py_ssize_t size, const char *encoding, const char *errors)
@@ -277,6 +295,10 @@ called with a non-string parameter.
:meth:`encode` method. The codec to be used is looked up using the Python codec
registry. Return *NULL* if an exception was raised by the codec.
+ .. note::
+
+ This function is not available in 3.x and does not have a PyBytes alias.
+
.. versionchanged:: 2.5
This function used an :ctype:`int` type for *size*. This might require
changes in your code for properly supporting 64-bit systems.
@@ -289,3 +311,7 @@ called with a non-string parameter.
parameters of the same name in the string :meth:`encode` method. The codec to be
used is looked up using the Python codec registry. Return *NULL* if an exception
was raised by the codec.
+
+ .. note::
+
+ This function is not available in 3.x and does not have a PyBytes alias.