> EOH = b'\r'[0]
> CHAR = b'C'[0]
> DATE = b'D'[0]
> FLOAT = b'F'[0]
> INT = b'I'[0]
> LOGICAL = b'L'[0]
> MEMO = b'M'[0]
> NUMBER = b'N'[0]
>
> This is not beautiful code.
You still have the alternative
EOH = ord('\r')
CHAR = ord('C')
...
which looks fine to me.
Cheers,
Hagen