Patch by Greg Stein to document the 'P' flag.
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\lineiii{d}{double}{float}
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\lineiii{s}{char[]}{string}
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\lineiii{p}{char[]}{string}
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\lineiii{P}{void *}{integer}
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\end{tableiii}
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A format character may be preceded by an integral repeat count; e.g.\
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For the \character{I} and \character{L} format characters, the return
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value is a Python long integer.
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For the \character{P} format character, the return value is a Python
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integer or long integer, depending on the size needed to hold a
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pointer when it has been cast to an integer type. A NULL pointer will
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always be returned as the Python integer 0. When packing pointer-sized
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values, Python integer or long integer objects may be used. For
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example, the Alpha and Merced processors use 64-bit pointer values,
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meaning a Python long integer will be used to hold the pointer; other
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platforms use 32-bit pointers and will use a Python integer.
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By default, C numbers are represented in the machine's native format
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and byte order, and properly aligned by skipping pad bytes if
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necessary (according to the rules used by the C compiler).
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byte-swapping); use the appropriate choice of \character{<} or
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\character{>}.
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The \character{P} format character is only available for the native
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byte ordering (selected as the default or with the \character{@} byte
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order character). The byte order character \character{=} chooses to
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use little- or big-endian ordering based on the host system. The
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struct module does not interpret this as native ordering, so the
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\character{P} format is not available.
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Examples (all using native byte order, size and alignment, on a
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big-endian machine):
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