[Python-Dev] why is _PyBytes_Join not public but PyUnicode_Join is? (original) (raw)

MRAB python at mrabarnett.plus.com
Fri Aug 31 04:48:59 CEST 2012

On 31/08/2012 02:43, Gregory P. Smith wrote:

We have use for PyBytesJoin in an extension module but technically it isn't a public Python C API... anyone know why?

PyUnicodeJoin is. Looking up the bytes 'join' method and using the C API to call that method object with proper parameters seems like overkill in the case where we're not dealing with user supplied byte strings at all. For what it's worth, I could also make use of it in the regex module.

I use PyUnicode_Join when working with Unicode strings, but I could also use PyBytes_Join if it were available instead of having to look it up.

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