Lisandro Dalcin <dalcinl <at> gmail.com> writes: > > However, your original question is still valid ... Why a binary read() > returns an immutable type?
Because bytes is the standard type for holding binary data. Bytearray should only be used when there's a real, measured performance advantage doing so (which, IMHO, is rarer than you think). An immutable type makes daily programming much less error-prone. Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ 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
