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Document as an implementation detail that PyBytesObject and ByteArrayObject end
with a NUL byte.
(cherry picked from commit 2fcb0e2)

Co-authored-by: Victor Stinner [email protected]
Co-authored-by: Petr Viktorin [email protected]

  • Issue: C API: Detect buffer overflow in PyBytesWriter #156939

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pythongh-156939: Document that PyBytesObject ends with a NUL byte (py…
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Document as an implementation detail that PyBytesObject and ByteArrayObject end
with a NUL byte.
(cherry picked from commit 2fcb0e2)

Co-authored-by: Victor Stinner <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Petr Viktorin <[email protected]>
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C API: Detect buffer overflow in PyBytesWriter #156939
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