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Author	techtonik
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Date	2012-10-31.17:02:55
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Windows BYTE type is unsigned char, but ctypes defines it as signed. {{{ BYTE A byte (8 bits). This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows: typedef unsigned char BYTE; typedef unsigned char BYTE; }}} http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa383751(v=vs.85).aspx http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/e5f39546989f/Lib/ctypes/wintypes.py#l4

Windows BYTE type is unsigned char, but ctypes defines it as signed.

{{{
BYTE	
A byte (8 bits).
This type is declared in WinDef.h as follows:
typedef unsigned char BYTE;
typedef unsigned char BYTE;
}}}
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa383751(v=vs.85).aspx

http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/e5f39546989f/Lib/ctypes/wintypes.py#l4

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