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Wed Oct 29 21:30:18 EST 2003 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2003-October/039799.html

Neil Schemenauer:

> Okay.  Perhaps I am missing something but would fixing it be as
> simple as adding another field to the tp_as_buffer struct?
>
>     /* references returned by the buffer functins are valid while
>      * the object remains alive */
>     #define PyBuffer_FLAG_SAFE 1

That's completely different from what I had in mind, which was:

(1) Keep a reference to the base object in the buffer object, and

(2) Use the buffer API to fetch a fresh pointer from the
    base object each time it's needed.

Is there some reason that still wouldn't be safe enough?

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