[Python-Dev] Re: Optional arguments for str.encode /.decode
Barry Warsaw
barry at python.org
Fri Nov 7 12:19:12 EST 2003
On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 11:11, Tim Hochberg wrote:
> The downside is that::
>
> s.encode(codec.zlib)
>
> wouldn't work. One would probably have to use the more verbose syntax::
>
> s.encode(codec.zlib())
Maybe not. s.encode() can magically zero-arg instantiate the class.
We're starting to put a lot of smarts into .encode() and .decode() but I
think it's worth it. Nice idea.
-Barry
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