In that case could we just add a base64_text() method somewhere? Who would like to measure whether it would be a win?
On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 8:34 AM Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 14, 2016 at 09:40:51PM -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote: > > I'm officially on vacation, but I was surprised that people now assume > > RFCs, which specify internet protocols, would have a bearing on > programming > > languages. (With perhaps an exception for RFCs that specifically specify > > how programming languages or their libraries should treat certain > specific > > issues -- but I found no evidence that this RFC is doing that.) > > Sorry to disturb your vacation! > > I hoped that there might have been a nice simple answer, like "the > main use-case for Base64 is the email module, which needs bytes, and > thus it was decided". Or even "because backwards compatibility". > > Thanks to everyone for their constructive comments, and expecially Mark > for digging up the original discussion on the Python-3000 list. I'm > satisfied that the choice made by Python is the right choice, and that > it meets the spirit (if, arguably, not the letter) of the RFC. > > > -- > Steve > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/dholth%40gmail.com >
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