Re: [Python-ideas] Direct byte<->int conversions (was Re: bitwise operations on bytes)

Alexandre Vassalotti wrote:

Whether it should default to 'little' or 'big' is pretty much an arbitrary choice. In my patch, I choose to default big-endian since it is the standard network byte-order. But maybe the option should default to little-endian instead since it more widely used.

This all sounds to me like an argument for not having a default at all. -- Greg