On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:07:57 -0800 Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote: > > Meaning any bytes or bytes-subtype will support the Py_buffer protocol, and > this should be the first thing we try? > > Sounds good. > > For that matter, should the first test be "does this object support > Py_buffer" and not worry about it being > isinstance(obj, bytes)?
Yes, unless the implementation wants to micro-optimize stuff. > >> - input type is numeric? > >> use its __xxx__ [1] [2] method and ascii-encode it (strictly) > > > > What is the definition of "numeric"? > > That is a key question. > > Obviously we have int, float, and complex. We also have Decimal. The question is also how do you test for them? Decimal is not a core builtin type. Do we need some kind of __bformat__ protocol? Regards Antoine. _______________________________________________ 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/archive%40mail-archive.com
