>> So is having mutable bytes just a matter of calling them "byte
>> displays" instead of "byte literals" or does that also require
>> changing something in the back end?
Martin> It's certainly also an issue of language semantics (i.e. changes
Martin> to interpreter code). There are a number of options:
Martin> 1. don't support creation of byte values through syntax. Instead,
Martin> create bytes through a constructor function.
I don't read the py3k mailing list. I presume the distinction between
"display" and "literal" is old hat to those folks. I've never seen the
term. Can someone explain it?
Thx,
Skip
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