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philthompson10

opened on May 23, 2024

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Bug description:

The declaration of the format field of the Py_buffer structure is char * but the documentation states it is const char *.

IMHO the declaration should be changed to match the docs.

CPython versions tested on:

3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13

Operating systems tested on:

Linux, macOS, Windows

Linked PRs

• gh-119467: Fix Py_buffer.format type and correct documentation typo #119475
• [3.13] gh-119467: Fix Py_buffer.format type and correct documentation typo (GH-119475) #119602
• [3.12] gh-119467: Fix Py_buffer.format type and correct documentation typo (GH-119475) #119603

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1. philthompson10

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   type-bugAn unexpected behavior, bug, or errorAn unexpected behavior, bug, or error

   on May 23, 2024
2. Eclips4

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   docsDocumentation in the Doc dirDocumentation in the Doc dir

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3. Eclips4 commented on May 23, 2024

   

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   Hello!
   Would you like to send a PR with fix? :)
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   3.12only security fixesonly security fixes

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   3.14bugs and security fixesbugs and security fixes

   easy

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5. philthompson10 commented on May 23, 2024

   

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   I'd like to - may take a while...

   Reacted by Kirill Podoprigora
6. adiaholic

   added a commit that references this issue on May 23, 2024

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7. adiaholic commented on May 23, 2024

   

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   I have pushed a fix for this inconsistency. It would be great if @Eclips4 could review the changes and confirm if this resolves the issue.

   Feedback is highly appreciated!
8. adiaholic

   added a commit that references this issue on May 23, 2024

   Fix Py_buffer.format type and correct documentation typo

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9. kumaraditya303

   added a commit that references this issue on May 27, 2024

   gh-119467: Fix Py_buffer.format type and correct documentation typo (#…

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10. miss-islington

    added 2 commits that reference this issue on May 27, 2024

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11. kumaraditya303

    closed this as completedon May 27, 2024
12. kumaraditya303

    added 2 commits that reference this issue on May 27, 2024

    [3.12] gh-119467: Fix Py_buffer.format type and correct documentation…

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13. estyxx

    added a commit that references this issue on Jul 17, 2024

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14. cmaloney

    marked Py_buffer::format is implemented as char* instead of const char* #94916 as a duplicate of this issue on Nov 9, 2025

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