[Python-3000] Immutable bytes -- looking for volunteer (original) (raw)
Guido van Rossum guido at python.org
Thu Sep 27 19:29:24 CEST 2007
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On 9/27/07, Neil Schemenauer <nas at arctrix.com> wrote:
Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote: > However there's quite a bit of Python 2.x code around that manipulates > bytes in the guise of 8-bit strings, and it uses tests like "if s[0] >== 'x': ..." frequently.
I think it would be useful to do a survey and see how much code would be affected and the effect on readability.
Agreed. Anyone interested in researching this? (Though at this point I'm pretty much ready to resolve the issue by choosing ints.)
-- --Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)
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