[Python-3000] Immutable bytes -- looking for volunteer

[Guido van Rossum]

On 9/20/07, Jeffrey Yasskin <jyasskin at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/20/07, Adam Hupp <adam at hupp.org> wrote:
> > On 9/20/07, Jeffrey Yasskin <jyasskin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I've attached a very preliminary patch for this. It makes bytes
> > > immutable but doesn't do either of the other suggested changes. It's
> > > enough to make the tests run, but doesn't do anything to make them
> > > pass. The test results so far are:
> >
> > I have fixes for the following:
> >
> > test_asynchat
> > test_asyncore
> > test_bytes
> > test_string
> > test_base64
> > test_binascii
> > test_tarfile
> >
> > I'll post a patch later today.
>
> Thanks for the help! This brings up a policy question: For patches
> like the one I've attached here, do we want to start submitting them
> now, or build up a mondo patch to fix them all at once?

This is supposed to be an exploration of the possibilities. So either
you create a branch, where you can submit to your heart's content, or
you collect everything in one big jumbo patch (in which case I'd
recommend reserving a tracker item).

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