Mutable bytes type

**Klaas** · Jan 17 '06, 03:55 AM

A PEP for a mutable bytes type was composed but withdrawn two years
ago:

PEP 296 – Adding a bytes Object Type | peps.python.org

http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0296.html

This PEP proposes the creation of a new standard type and builtin constructor called ‘bytes’. The bytes object is an efficiently stored array of bytes with some additional characteristics that set it apart from several implementations that are similar.

Another was composed (status unclear) in 2004:

PEP 332 – Byte vectors and String/Unicode Unification | peps.python.org

http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0332.html

This PEP outlines the introduction of a raw bytes sequence object and the unification of the current str and unicode objects.

It was mentioned on python-dev in 2004
(http://python.fyxm.net/dev/summary/2...004-08-31.html) and
2005 (http://www.python.org/dev/summary/20...005-10-15.html)
with the latter discussion mentioning that is a likely thing for 3k.

Does anyone know if a well-coded and tested implementation of such a
beast exists now? Strings make me sad.

-Mike