And PyUnicode_GetSize() => PyUnicode_GetLength()

using an assertion

PyUnicode_GET_SIZE() => PyUnicode_GET_LENGTH()

The index is a character index, not a index in a Py_UNICODE* string.

Patch written by Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis.

Patch written by Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis.

The index is a character index, not a index in a Py_UNICODE* string.

and check the string consistency.

_PyUnicode_CheckConsistency() doesn't check the hash anymore. It should be
possible to call this function even if hash(str) was already called.

the deprecate Py_UNICODE type

instead of calling the deprecated PyUnicode_EncodeUTF32() function

not only its minimum value

PyUnicode_AsUnicodeAndSize()

This allows compiling extension modules with -Wswitch-enum on gcc.
Initial patch by Floris Bruynooghe.

retries in case of ECONNREFUSED.

once rather than limit ourselves to the default chunk size.

Patch by Stefan Behnel.