[Python-Dev] raw binary data and 2to3 (original) (raw)

Benjamin Peterson benjamin at python.org
Mon Nov 9 02:48:46 CET 2009

2009/11/8 <skip at pobox.com>:

SpamBayes has several files which contain raw 8-bit data embedded in string literals.  Before I do manual work to make them parseable by 2to3 I thought I would ask if there was either a fixer available which I'm not getting by default or if there is an opportunity to add a new fixer to 2to3. The usage is pretty straightforward.  For example, a string literal might contain the bytes for a GIF image:  data = "GIF89a(..." Is there a potentially automated path from where the code is today to something Python 3 (and 2to3) will like?

Not to my knowledge. I would prefer to not add a fixer for this directly to 2to3 because it is not correct for most programs. However, I think 2to3 should grow some sort of plugin system, so custom fixers can easily be written and used.

-- Regards, Benjamin

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