On 18.05.2011 21:06, "Martin v. Löwis" wrote: >> Note that the more common idiom (not that I can measure it, mind) >> when dealing with byte strings is something analogous to >> >> if my_byte_string[i:i+1] == b'x': >> >> rather than >> >> if my_byte_string[i] == 170: > > FWIW, Another spelling of this is > > if my_byte_string[i] == ord(b'x') > >>From a readability point, it's in the same category as the first one, > but less twisted.
Probably more twisted: if my_byte_string[i] == b'x'[0]: :) Georg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
