> Note that the more common idiom (not that I can measure it, mind) > when dealing with byte strings is something analogous to > > if my_byte_string[i:i+1] == b'x': > > rather than > > if my_byte_string[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 _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com