[Python-ideas] Bitwise operations on bytes class

[Chris Angelico]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 6:36 PM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 17 June 2014 16:03, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 4:02 PM, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Because the two APIs are currently in sync outside mutating operations, and
>>> there isn't a compelling reason to break that symmetry, even if this
>>> proposal was put forward as a PEP and ultimately accepted.
>>
>> Ah! That would be why. Sorry for the noise!
>
> Clarifying non-obvious design principles isn't noise on python-ideas,
> it's one of the reasons the list exists :)

Then I'm glad to have been able to play the role of The Watson [1] for
the benefit the audience :)

ChrisA
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