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Wed Jan 15 03:56:06 CET 2014 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2014-January/131599.html

On 14Jan2014 11:43, Jim Jewett <jimjjewett at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greg Ewing replied:
> >> ... ASCII compatible binary data is a
> >> *subset* of arbitrary binary data.
> 
> I wrote: [...]
> >    (2)  It *may* be worth creating a virtual
> >         split in the documentation. [...]
> 
> Ethan likes the idea, but points out that the term
> "Virtual" is confusing here. [...]
> (A)  What word should I use instead of "Virtual"?
> Imaginary?  Pretend?

I'd title it in terms of a common use case, not a "virtual class".
You even phrase the opening sentence as a use case already.

> (B)  Would it be good/bad/at least make the docs
> easier to create an actual class (or alias)?
> (C)  Same question for a pair of classes provided
> only in the documentation, like example code.

I don't think so. People might use it:-(

[...]
> >      A Bytes object could represent anything, [...]

Tiny nit: shouldn't that be "bytes", not "Bytes"?

> >      appropriate as the underlying storage for a sound sample
> >      or image file.
> >
> >      Virtual subclass ASCIIStructuredBytes
> >      ====================================

Possible alternate title:

        Common use case: bytes containing text sequences, especially ASCII

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