On 11/08/07, Adam Olsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Try h[0:1] == b'P'. Slicing will ensure it stays as a bytes object,
> rather than just giving the integer it contains.
Ugh. Alternatively, h[0] == ord('P') should work.
Unless you're writing source in EBCDIC (is that allowed?).
All of the alternatives seem somewhat ugly. While I agree with the
idea that the bytes should be kept clean & simple, we seem to be
finding a few non-optimal corner cases. It would be a shame if the
bytes type turned into a Python 3.0 wart from day 1...
Would it be worth keeping a wiki page of the bytes type "idioms" that
are needed, as people discover them? Putting them all in one place
might give a better feel as to whether there is a real problem to
address.
Paul.
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