@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ Create, Finish, Discard
8080
8181 Create a :c:type:`PyBytesWriter` to write *size* bytes.
8282
83- If *size* is greater than zero, allocate *size* bytes for the
84- returned buffer, and set the writer size to *size*.
83+ If *size* is greater than zero, allocate *size* bytes, and set the
84+ writer size to *size*. The caller is responsible to write *size*
85+ bytes using :c:func:`PyBytesWriter_GetData`.
8586
8687 On error, set an exception and return NULL.
8788
@@ -128,8 +129,9 @@ High-level API
128129
129130.. c :function :: int PyBytesWriter_WriteBytes (PyBytesWriter *writer, const void *bytes, Py_ssize_t size)
130131
131- Write *size * bytes of *bytes * at the *writer * end,
132- and add *size * to the writer size.
132+ Grow the *writer * internal buffer by *size * bytes,
133+ write *size * bytes of *bytes * at the *writer * end,
134+ and add *size * to the *writer * size.
133135
134136 If *size * is equal to ``-1 ``, call ``strlen(bytes) `` to get the
135137 string length.
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ High-level API
140142.. c :function :: int PyBytesWriter_Format (PyBytesWriter *writer, const char *format, ...)
141143
142144 Similar to ``PyBytes_FromFormat() ``, but write the output directly at
143- the writer end. Then add the written size to the writer size.
145+ the writer end. Grow the writer internal buffer on demand.
146+ Then add the written size to the writer size.
144147
145148 On success, return ``0 ``.
146149 On error, set an exception and return ``-1 ``.
@@ -191,7 +194,8 @@ Low-level API
191194 pointer.
192195
193196 The *buf * pointer is moved if the internal buffer is moved in memory.
194- The *buf * position inside the internal buffer is left unchanged.
197+ The *buf * relative position within the internal buffer is left
198+ unchanged.
195199
196200 On error, set an exception and return ``NULL ``.
197201
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ Example of code using the soft deprecated
330334 if (result == NULL) {
331335 return NULL;
332336 }
333- if (safe_memcpy (PyBytes_AS_STRING(result), start, num_bytes) < 0) {
337+ if (copy_bytes (PyBytes_AS_STRING(result), start, num_bytes) < 0) {
334338 Py_CLEAR(result);
335339 }
336340 return result;
@@ -341,7 +345,7 @@ It can now be updated to::
341345 if (writer == NULL) {
342346 return NULL;
343347 }
344- if (safe_memcpy (PyBytesWriter_GetData(writer), start, num_bytes) < 0) {
348+ if (copy_bytes (PyBytesWriter_GetData(writer), start, num_bytes) < 0) {
345349 PyBytesWriter_Discard(writer);
346350 return NULL;
347351 }
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