[Python-Dev] Py3k bytes type in 2.x (Re: nonlocal keyword in 2.x?)

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Nick Coghlan wrote:
> Lennart Regebro wrote:
>> I also would really like to see a real port of the bytes class to 2.6,
>> but I have a vague memory that there was some reason that wouldn't
>> work.
> 
> Not so much that it wouldn't work, but that the interfaces to support
> using it effectively really aren't there - lots of areas in the standard
> library needed to be tweaked to cope with bytes objects in 3.x.
> 
> Generally speaking, the "bytes = str" trick represents a reasonable
> compromise as the APIs that you would pass a bytes object to in 3.x
> expect an 8-bit str instance in 2.x.

Could you please add such hints, tricks and tips to the wiki
page:

	http://wiki.python.org/moin/PortingToPy3k

Thanks,
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