New submission from Benjamin Peterson <benja...@python.org>:
These coercions shouldn't be allowed:
import ctypes
>>> buf = ctypes.create_string_buffer("hi")
>>> buf.value
b'hi'
>>> buf.value = "23"
>>> buf.value
b'23'
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assignee: theller
components: ctypes
messages: 102282
nosy: benjamin.peterson, theller
severity: normal
status: open
title: ctypes.create_string_buffer should only accept bytes
versions: Python 3.1, Python 3.2, Python 3.3
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