Issue #8966: If a ctypes structure field is an array of c_char, convert its
value to bytes instead of str (as done for c_char and c_char_p).
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index b7b4f65..1335dbc 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -421,6 +421,9 @@
Library
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+- Issue #8966: If a ctypes structure field is an array of c_char, convert its
+ value to bytes instead of str (as done for c_char and c_char_p).
+
- Issue #8188: Comparisons between Decimal and Fraction objects are
now permitted, returning a result based on the exact numerical
values of the operands. This builds on issue #2531, which allowed
@@ -1288,7 +1291,7 @@
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- Issue #3129: Trailing digits in format string are no longer ignored.
- For example, "1" or "ilib123" are now invalid formats and cause
+ For example, "1" or "ilib123" are now invalid formats and cause
``struct.error`` to be raised.
- Issue #7384: If the system readline library is linked against ncurses,