[Python-Dev] Python 3.x and bytes (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Wed May 18 21:06:09 CEST 2011

Note that the more common idiom (not that I can measure it, mind) when dealing with byte strings is something analogous to

if mybytestring[i:i+1] == b'x': rather than if mybytestring[i] == 170:

FWIW, Another spelling of this is

  if my_byte_string[i] == ord(b'x')

From a readability point, it's in the same category as the first one, but less twisted.

Regards, Martin

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