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| 60 | <dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>int <b><tt id='l2h-348' xml:id='l2h-348' class="cfunction">PyObject_AsCharBuffer</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>obj</var>, |
| 61 | const char **<var>buffer</var>, |
| 62 | int *<var>buffer_len</var>)</td></tr></table></dt> |
| 63 | <dd> |
| 64 | Returns a pointer to a read-only memory location useable as character- |
| 65 | based input. The <var>obj</var> argument must support the single-segment |
| 66 | character buffer interface. On success, returns <code>0</code>, sets |
| 67 | <var>buffer</var> to the memory location and <var>buffer_len</var> to the buffer |
| 68 | length. Returns <code>-1</code> and sets a <tt class="exception">TypeError</tt> on error. |
| 69 | |
| 70 | <span class="versionnote">New in version 1.6.</span> |
| 71 | |
| 72 | </dd></dl> |
| 73 | |
| 74 | <P> |
| 75 | <dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>int <b><tt id='l2h-349' xml:id='l2h-349' class="cfunction">PyObject_AsReadBuffer</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>obj</var>, |
| 76 | const void **<var>buffer</var>, |
| 77 | int *<var>buffer_len</var>)</td></tr></table></dt> |
| 78 | <dd> |
| 79 | Returns a pointer to a read-only memory location containing |
| 80 | arbitrary data. The <var>obj</var> argument must support the |
| 81 | single-segment readable buffer interface. On success, returns |
| 82 | <code>0</code>, sets <var>buffer</var> to the memory location and <var>buffer_len</var> |
| 83 | to the buffer length. Returns <code>-1</code> and sets a |
| 84 | <tt class="exception">TypeError</tt> on error. |
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| 86 | <span class="versionnote">New in version 1.6.</span> |
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| 93 | Returns <code>1</code> if <var>o</var> supports the single-segment readable |
| 94 | buffer interface. Otherwise returns <code>0</code>. |
| 95 | |
| 96 | <span class="versionnote">New in version 2.2.</span> |
| 97 | |
| 98 | </dd></dl> |
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| 100 | <P> |
| 101 | <dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"><td><nobr>int <b><tt id='l2h-351' xml:id='l2h-351' class="cfunction">PyObject_AsWriteBuffer</tt></b>(</nobr></td><td>PyObject *<var>obj</var>, |
| 102 | void **<var>buffer</var>, |
| 103 | int *<var>buffer_len</var>)</td></tr></table></dt> |
| 104 | <dd> |
| 105 | Returns a pointer to a writeable memory location. The <var>obj</var> |
| 106 | argument must support the single-segment, character buffer |
| 107 | interface. On success, returns <code>0</code>, sets <var>buffer</var> to the |
| 108 | memory location and <var>buffer_len</var> to the buffer length. Returns |
| 109 | <code>-1</code> and sets a <tt class="exception">TypeError</tt> on error. |
| 110 | |
| 111 | <span class="versionnote">New in version 1.6.</span> |
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