After some digging around it appears there is not a tonne of documentation on buffer objects, although they are clearly core and ancient... been sifting through some hits circa 1999, long before my python introduction.
What I can find says that buffer is deprecated (Python in a Nutshell), or non-essential/for-older-versions (Python documentation). At least it no longer seems terribly weird to me that I never noticed this built-in before... I got this from the python docs in reference to buffer and others: "Python programmers, trainers, students and bookwriters should feel free to bypass these functions without concerns about missing something important". Is buffer safe to use? Is there an alternative? > ctypes objects support the buffer interface How can you tell what objects support the buffer interface? Is anything visible at the python level, or do you need to dig into the C source? Regarding documentation, I assume the C PyBufferObject is the underlying thing for the python-level buffer? If so, is the best place for docs on this ancient object to glean what I can from this link: http://www.python.org/doc/1.5.2p2/api/bufferObjects.html ? Any help is appreciated... I'd like to understand what I can about this object if I'm to use it... I'm wary of nasty surprises. Russ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
