PyByteArray_FromObject() has undocumented (and untested) behavior

[ZackerySpytz]

BPO	34696
Nosy	@serhiy-storchaka, @ZackerySpytz
PRs	gh-78877: Match PyByteArray_FromObject() behavior with the documentation #9332

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[ZackerySpytz]

The documentation states that PyByteArray_FromObject() creates a bytearray object from an object that implements the buffer protocol, but PyByteArray_FromObject() simply calls the bytearray constructor with its argument (the buffer protocol part is not enforced).

This was mentioned in bpo-26759. Either the documentation or the behavior should be changed.

[serhiy-storchaka]

See also bpo-26759.