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

[Barry A. Warsaw]

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

> I'd probably say "In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess".
> 
> As there's disagreement about the 'correct' default, make it None and require either "big" or "little" if length > 1 (the default).

Jelle suggested that over in Discourse, and I’m not opposed, but it does mean that there’s no natural default for byteorder in int.from_bytes().

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