[Python-Dev] Fw: Behavior of buffer()

[Tim Peters]

[Guido]
> But at least I didn't change my mind. :-)

I would not have pointed out your previous position if you had <wink>.

> So let's deprecate buffer().  I also suggest to roll back Raymond's
> changes to make slices more consistent -- there's no point in changing
> something that's only kept for backwards compatibility reasons.

I expect Raymond will be agreeable, but he announced he'll be missing in
action for about another month.  If rollback can wait, I prefer that to
electing me to do it just because I replied <0.9 wink>.