Bytes Objects
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These functions raise "TypeError" when expecting a bytes parameter and
called with a non-bytes parameter.

PyBytesObject

   This subtype of "PyObject" represents a Python bytes object.

PyTypeObject PyBytes_Type

   This instance of "PyTypeObject" represents the Python bytes type;
   it is the same object as "bytes" in the Python layer.

int PyBytes_Check(PyObject *o)

   Return true if the object *o* is a bytes object or an instance of a
   subtype of the bytes type.  This function always succeeds.

int PyBytes_CheckExact(PyObject *o)

   Return true if the object *o* is a bytes object, but not an
   instance of a subtype of the bytes type.  This function always
   succeeds.

PyObject* PyBytes_FromString(const char *v)
    *Return value: New reference.*

   Return a new bytes object with a copy of the string *v* as value on
   success, and "NULL" on failure.  The parameter *v* must not be
   "NULL"; it will not be checked.

PyObject* PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(const char *v, Py_ssize_t len)
    *Return value: New reference.*

   Return a new bytes object with a copy of the string *v* as value
   and length *len* on success, and "NULL" on failure.  If *v* is
   "NULL", the contents of the bytes object are uninitialized.

PyObject* PyBytes_FromFormat(const char *format, ...)
    *Return value: New reference.*

   Take a C "printf()"-style *format* string and a variable number of
   arguments, calculate the size of the resulting Python bytes object
   and return a bytes object with the values formatted into it.  The
   variable arguments must be C types and must correspond exactly to
   the format characters in the *format* string.  The following format
   characters are allowed:

   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | Format Characters   | Type            | Comment                          |
   |=====================|=================|==================================|
   | "%%"                | *n/a*           | The literal % character.         |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%c"                | int             | A single byte, represented as a  |
   |                     |                 | C int.                           |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%d"                | int             | Equivalent to "printf("%d")".    |
   |                     |                 | [1]                              |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%u"                | unsigned int    | Equivalent to "printf("%u")".    |
   |                     |                 | [1]                              |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%ld"               | long            | Equivalent to "printf("%ld")".   |
   |                     |                 | [1]                              |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%lu"               | unsigned long   | Equivalent to "printf("%lu")".   |
   |                     |                 | [1]                              |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%zd"               | "Py_ssize_t"    | Equivalent to "printf("%zd")".   |
   |                     |                 | [1]                              |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%zu"               | size_t          | Equivalent to "printf("%zu")".   |
   |                     |                 | [1]                              |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%i"                | int             | Equivalent to "printf("%i")".    |
   |                     |                 | [1]                              |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%x"                | int             | Equivalent to "printf("%x")".    |
   |                     |                 | [1]                              |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%s"                | const char*     | A null-terminated C character    |
   |                     |                 | array.                           |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+
   | "%p"                | const void*     | The hex representation of a C    |
   |                     |                 | pointer. Mostly equivalent to    |
   |                     |                 | "printf("%p")" except that it is |
   |                     |                 | guaranteed to start with the     |
   |                     |                 | literal "0x" regardless of what  |
   |                     |                 | the platform’s "printf" yields.  |
   +---------------------+-----------------+----------------------------------+

   An unrecognized format character causes all the rest of the format
   string to be copied as-is to the result object, and any extra
   arguments discarded.

   [1] For integer specifiers (d, u, ld, lu, zd, zu, i, x): the
       0-conversion flag has effect even when a precision is given.

PyObject* PyBytes_FromFormatV(const char *format, va_list vargs)
    *Return value: New reference.*

   Identical to "PyBytes_FromFormat()" except that it takes exactly
   two arguments.

PyObject* PyBytes_FromObject(PyObject *o)
    *Return value: New reference.*

   Return the bytes representation of object *o* that implements the
   buffer protocol.

Py_ssize_t PyBytes_Size(PyObject *o)

   Return the length of the bytes in bytes object *o*.

Py_ssize_t PyBytes_GET_SIZE(PyObject *o)

   Macro form of "PyBytes_Size()" but without error checking.

char* PyBytes_AsString(PyObject *o)

   Return a pointer to the contents of *o*.  The pointer refers to the
   internal buffer of *o*, which consists of "len(o) + 1" bytes.  The
   last byte in the buffer is always null, regardless of whether there
   are any other null bytes.  The data must not be modified in any
   way, unless the object was just created using
   "PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, size)". It must not be
   deallocated.  If *o* is not a bytes object at all,
   "PyBytes_AsString()" returns "NULL" and raises "TypeError".

char* PyBytes_AS_STRING(PyObject *string)

   Macro form of "PyBytes_AsString()" but without error checking.

int PyBytes_AsStringAndSize(PyObject *obj, char **buffer, Py_ssize_t *length)

   Return the null-terminated contents of the object *obj* through the
   output variables *buffer* and *length*.

   If *length* is "NULL", the bytes object may not contain embedded
   null bytes; if it does, the function returns "-1" and a
   "ValueError" is raised.

   The buffer refers to an internal buffer of *obj*, which includes an
   additional null byte at the end (not counted in *length*).  The
   data must not be modified in any way, unless the object was just
   created using "PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(NULL, size)".  It must not
   be deallocated.  If *obj* is not a bytes object at all,
   "PyBytes_AsStringAndSize()" returns "-1" and raises "TypeError".

   Changed in version 3.5: Previously, "TypeError" was raised when
   embedded null bytes were encountered in the bytes object.

void PyBytes_Concat(PyObject **bytes, PyObject *newpart)

   Create a new bytes object in **bytes* containing the contents of
   *newpart* appended to *bytes*; the caller will own the new
   reference.  The reference to the old value of *bytes* will be
   stolen.  If the new object cannot be created, the old reference to
   *bytes* will still be discarded and the value of **bytes* will be
   set to "NULL"; the appropriate exception will be set.

void PyBytes_ConcatAndDel(PyObject **bytes, PyObject *newpart)

   Create a new bytes object in **bytes* containing the contents of
   *newpart* appended to *bytes*.  This version decrements the
   reference count of *newpart*.

int _PyBytes_Resize(PyObject **bytes, Py_ssize_t newsize)

   A way to resize a bytes object even though it is “immutable”. Only
   use this to build up a brand new bytes object; don’t use this if
   the bytes may already be known in other parts of the code.  It is
   an error to call this function if the refcount on the input bytes
   object is not one. Pass the address of an existing bytes object as
   an lvalue (it may be written into), and the new size desired.  On
   success, **bytes* holds the resized bytes object and "0" is
   returned; the address in **bytes* may differ from its input value.
   If the reallocation fails, the original bytes object at **bytes* is
   deallocated, **bytes* is set to "NULL", "MemoryError" is set, and
   "-1" is returned.
