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@SZeltaat SZeltaat commented Jul 19, 2025

Fixed-sized types, like c_int32 is currently missing from Fundamental data types in the documentation for c types.
This PR adds those types to the table.

Also:

c_int8 and c_unit8 are aliases of c_byte and c_ubyte. The documentation says "Usually as alias for c_byte/c_ubyte", but that can be more explicit. This PR includes this change as well.


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@AA-Turner, Could you please have a look? #EuroPython2025

@AA-Turner AA-Turner added needs backport to 3.13 bugs and security fixes needs backport to 3.14 bugs and security fixes labels Jul 19, 2025
@AA-Turner AA-Turner merged commit acefb97 into python:main Jul 19, 2025
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Thanks @SZeltaat for the PR, and @AA-Turner for merging it 🌮🎉.. I'm working now to backport this PR to: 3.13, 3.14.
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miss-islington pushed a commit to miss-islington/cpython that referenced this pull request Jul 19, 2025
… types table (pythonGH-136784)

Fixed-sized types, like ``c_int32``, are currently missing from the fundamental data types table
in the ``ctypes`` documentation. This commit adds them, and  notes that ``c_[u]int8`` is an alias
of ``c_[u]byte``.
(cherry picked from commit acefb97)

Co-authored-by: Sina Zel taat <111974143+SZeltaat@users.noreply.github.com>
miss-islington pushed a commit to miss-islington/cpython that referenced this pull request Jul 19, 2025
… types table (pythonGH-136784)

Fixed-sized types, like ``c_int32``, are currently missing from the fundamental data types table
in the ``ctypes`` documentation. This commit adds them, and  notes that ``c_[u]int8`` is an alias
of ``c_[u]byte``.
(cherry picked from commit acefb97)

Co-authored-by: Sina Zel taat <111974143+SZeltaat@users.noreply.github.com>
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GH-136785 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.14 branch.

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GH-136786 is a backport of this pull request to the 3.13 branch.

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LGTM

Minor nit: using :c:expr: vs :c:type. I think we should choose something one

PS: a direct link: https://cpython-previews--136784.org.readthedocs.build/en/136784/library/ctypes.html#fundamental-data-types

AA-Turner pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Jul 19, 2025
…a types table (GH-136784) (#136786)

gh-136769: Include fixed-width integers in the fundamental data types table (GH-136784)

Fixed-sized types, like ``c_int32``, are currently missing from the fundamental data types table
in the ``ctypes`` documentation. This commit adds them, and  notes that ``c_[u]int8`` is an alias
of ``c_[u]byte``.
(cherry picked from commit acefb97)

Co-authored-by: Sina Zel taat <111974143+SZeltaat@users.noreply.github.com>
AA-Turner pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Jul 19, 2025
…a types table (GH-136784) (#136785)

gh-136769: Include fixed-width integers in the fundamental data types table (GH-136784)

Fixed-sized types, like ``c_int32``, are currently missing from the fundamental data types table
in the ``ctypes`` documentation. This commit adds them, and  notes that ``c_[u]int8`` is an alias
of ``c_[u]byte``.
(cherry picked from commit acefb97)

Co-authored-by: Sina Zel taat <111974143+SZeltaat@users.noreply.github.com>
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