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> Python 2 has ASCII str() types, separate unicode(), but no byte type. This is incorrect in at least two ways: - Python 2.7.x str is _not_ ASCII! "\xff" is t

by lvh 10y ago

> Python 2 has ASCII str() types, separate unicode(), but no byte type. This is incorrect in at least two ways: - Python 2.7.x str is _not_ ASCII! "\xff" is totally valid, but not a valid ASCII string. - Python 2.7.x has bytearray.