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Subject: Re: Is it possible to get string from function?
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On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
>> But you might be able to shortcut it enormously. You say the strings
>> are "about 2500 characters long, hex-encoded". What are the chances of
>> having another constant, somewhere in the test function, that also
>> happens to be roughly that long and hex-encoded?
>
> The chances are exactly zero.
>
>> If the answer is "practically zero", then skip the code, skip
>> co_names, and just look through co_consts.
>
> That sounds like it should work, thanks!
>
>> Of course, this whole theory goes out the
>> window if your test functions can reference another test's RECEIPT;
>
> No, they don't do that.

Awesome! Makes it easy then.

ChrisA