Changes between Version 45 and Version 46 of DeveloperGuidelines/Py_2_3

Timestamp:

07/04/19 19:47:52 (6 years ago)

Author:

Dominic König

Comment:

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DeveloperGuidelines/Py_2_3

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 '''NB''' For building a list from a single iterable argument, we prefer list comprehensions over {{{map()}}} for readability and speed.
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+=== Don't unicode.encode ===
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+Since there is no difference between {{{unicode}}} and {{{str}}}, using the {{{encode()}}} method will produce {{{bytes}}} rather than {{{str}}}.
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+{{{bytes}}} differs from string in that it is an array of integers rather than an array of characters. It will also give a distorted result with any later {{{str()}}} or {{{s3_str()}}}.
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+If you just want to encode a potential {{{unicode}}} instance as an utf-8 encoded {{{str}}}, use {{{s3_str}}} rather than {{{unicode.encode}}}.