Although it uses text values for delimiters, Bencode isn't designed to be edited in text mode. If you want to transmit binary data that can be efficiently read

Although it uses text values for delimiters, Bencode isn't designed to be edited in text mode. If you want to transmit binary data that can be efficiently read by a machine, you cannot also make it human readable/editable - they have opposing goals. The only way to get both is to have a twin format (binary and text) that is 1:1 compatible and transparently convertible.