[Python-Dev] bytes.from_hex() [Was: PEP 332 revival in coordination with pep 349?]

Sat Feb 18 02:12:17 CET 2006

On Feb 17, 2006, at 4:20 PM, Martin v. Löwis wrote:
> Ian Bicking wrote:
>> Maybe it isn't worse, but the real alternative is:
>>>> import zlib
>> import base64
>>>> base64.b64encode(zlib.compress(s))
>>>> Encodings cover up eclectic interfaces, where those interfaces fit a
>> basic pattern -- data in, data out.
>> So should I write
>> 3.1415.encode("sin")
>> or would that be
>> 3.1415.decode("sin")
>> What about
>> "http://www.python.org".decode("URL")
>> It's "data in, data out", after all. Who needs functions?

Well, 3.1415.decode("sin") is of course NaN, because 3.1415.encode 
("sinh") is not defined for numbers outside of [-1, 1] :)
-bob