remove ctypes.SetPointerType

python · encukou · May 29, 2025 · May 11, 2025 · May 11, 2025 · May 11, 2025
commit f5b3ec0ad3f3295ec746ad30ecfd0dfc72eafdaf
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.15.rst
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ Deprecated
 Removed
 =======

+ctypes
+------
+
+* The undocumented function :func:`!ctypes.SetPointerType`.
+  Use ``ptr.set_type(cls)`` instead.
+  (Contributed by Bénédikt Tran in :gh:`133866`.)
+
+
 typing
 ------


diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-11-10-01-48.gh-issue-133866.g3dHP_.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-05-11-10-01-48.gh-issue-133866.g3dHP_.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+The undocumented function :func:`!ctypes.SetPointerType`. Use
+``ptr.set_type(cls)`` instead. Patch by Bénédikt Tran.
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		The undocumented function :func:`!ctypes.SetPointerType`. Use
		``ptr.set_type(cls)`` instead. Patch by Bénédikt Tran.