> I don't like the behaviour of Python 3000 when we compare a bytes strings > with length=1: > >>> b'xyz'[0] == b'x' > False > > The code can be see as: > >>> ord(b'x') == b'x' > False > > or also: > >>> 120 == b'x' > False > > Two solutions: > 1. b'xyz'[0] returns a new bytes object (b'x' instead of 120) > like b'xyz'[0:1] does > 2. allow to compare a bytes string of 1 byte with an integer > > I prefer (2) since (1) is wrong: bytes contains integers and not bytes!
Why not just write b'xyz'[0:1] == b'x' in the first place? Let's not start adding "special" cases. Bill _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
