Add a warning message about PyOS_snprintf #95993
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The top google result for "determine sprintf buffer size" is https://stackoverflow.com/a/3923207/102441, which advocates code along the lines of
Unfortunately, this does not work for
PyOS_snprintf
, as it includes anassert
to ensure the arguments are notNULL
and0
.This PR simply documents this limitation.