Nick Coghlan wrote: > Since we have some strong use cases at least for the bytes->int case, > consistency then suggests that the other numeric types should all accept > bytes as well (interpreting them as ASCII encoded strings).
How far should this go? Is conversion to numbers really so special, or should bytes be acceptable in any context requiring a string, with an implicit encoding of ascii? -- Greg _______________________________________________ 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
