[Python-Dev] The "lazy strings" patch

[Nick Coghlan]

Josiah Carlson wrote:
> Want my advice?  Aim for Py3k text as your primary target, but as a
> wrapper, not as the core type (I put the odds at somewhere around 0 for
> such a core type change).  If you are good, and want to make guys like
> me happy, you could even make it support the buffer interface for
> non-text (bytes, array, mmap, etc.), unifying (via wrapper) the behavior
> of bytes and text.

This is still my preferred approach, too - for local optimisation of an 
algorithm, a string view type strikes me as an excellent idea. For the core 
data type, though, keeping the behaviour comparatively simple and predictable 
counterbalances the desire for more speed.

Cheers,
Nick.

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