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[Python-Dev] Bool type and arrays

[Python-Dev] Bool type and arraysAahz Maruch aahz@rahul.net
Fri, 8 Mar 2002 09:34:49 -0800 (PST)
Paul F Dubois wrote:
> 
> Guido said not to "mix up" the question of bit arrays with the bool
> proposal, but really, they *are* mixed up. The minute there is a bool
> type in Python people will be able to make Numeric arrays (not to
> mention Python arrays) with elements of type "bool". They will then be
> annoyed to learn that they are making arrays of objects and the result
> is a big array, not a small array, and that they would have been better
> off with our byte integer arrays. 

There's nothing wrong with submitting a PEP that's dependent on another
PEP.  It's just a Bad Idea to stick too much into a single PEP.
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