[Python-Dev] Python 3.x and bytes

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> Note that the more common idiom (not that I can measure it, mind)
> when dealing with byte strings is something analogous to
> 
>     if my_byte_string[i:i+1] == b'x':
> 
> rather than
> 
>     if my_byte_string[i] == 170:

FWIW, Another spelling of this is

      if my_byte_string[i] == ord(b'x')

>From a readability point, it's in the same category as the first one,
but less twisted.

Regards,
Martin