[issue45155] Add default arguments for int.to_bytes()

[Barry A. Warsaw]

Barry A. Warsaw <barry at python.org> added the comment:

Just to point out, struct module also uses “native” (i.e. system) byte order by default.  Any choice other than that for to_bytes() seems both arbitrary and inconsistent.

> On Sep 10, 2021, at 00:48, Petr Viktorin <report at bugs.python.org> wrote:
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> Exactly, a platform-dependent default is a bad idea. A default allows using the function without the code author & reviewer even being *aware* that there is a choice, and that is dangerous.

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