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diff --git a/Doc/howto/cporting.rst b/Doc/howto/cporting.rst index 1ad77d6..6ebcc41 100644 --- a/Doc/howto/cporting.rst +++ b/Doc/howto/cporting.rst @@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ separating others. str/unicode Unification ----------------------- - -Python 3's :func:`str` (``PyString_*`` functions in C) type is equivalent to -Python 2's :func:`unicode` (``PyUnicode_*``). The old 8-bit string type has -become :func:`bytes`. Python 2.6 and later provide a compatibility header, +Python 3's :func:`str` type is equivalent to Python 2's :func:`unicode`; the C +functions are called ``PyUnicode_*`` for both. The old 8-bit string type has become +:func:`bytes`, with C functions called ``PyBytes_*``. Python 2.6 and later provide a compatibility header, :file:`bytesobject.h`, mapping ``PyBytes`` names to ``PyString`` ones. For best compatibility with Python 3, :c:type:`PyUnicode` should be used for textual data and :c:type:`PyBytes` for binary data. It's also important to remember that |