[Python-Dev] PEP 461 - Adding % and {} formatting to bytes

Antoine Pitrou solipsis at pitrou.net
Tue Jan 14 21:57:30 CET 2014

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On Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:56:25 -0800
Ethan Furman <ethan at stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> 
> %s, because it is the most general, has the most convoluted resolution:
> 
>    - input type is bytes?
>      pass it straight through

It should try to get a Py_buffer instead.

>    - input type is numeric?
>      use its __xxx__ [1] [2] method and ascii-encode it (strictly)

What is the definition of "numeric"?

Regards

Antoine.

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