Hi, I prefer "bytes-like" than "buffer protocol". By the way, is there a documentation in Python doc which explains "bytes-like" and maybe list most compatible types?
I'm not sure that the term has an unique definition. In some parts of Python, I saw explicit checks on the type: bytes or bytearray, sometimes memoryview is accepted. The behaviour is different in C functions using PyArg API. It probably depends if the function relies on the content (read bytes) or on methods (ex: call .find). Victor
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