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Super Kai (Kazuya Ito)
Super Kai (Kazuya Ito)

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Bytes in Python (2)

#python #bytes #ordered #immutable

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*Memo:

A bytes can be used with len() to get the length as shown below:

v = b"Let's go!" print(len(v)) # 9
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A non-empty bytes and empty bytes are:

  • True and False, checking them with bool() respectively.
  • False and True, inverting their truth values with not respectively. 
# Non-empty bytes print(bool(b'0')) print(bool(b' ')) # True  # Empty bytes print(bool(b'')) # False
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# Non-empty bytes print(not b'0') # bytes print(not b' ') # bytes # False  # Empty bytes print(not b'') # True
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A bytes object can be checked if specific bytes are and aren't in the bytes object with in and not in respectively as shown below:

v = b'ABC' print(b'A' in v) print(b'BC' in v) print(b'ABC' in v) print(b'' in v) # True  print(b'a' in v) # False
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v = b'ABC' print(b'A' not in v) print(b'BC' not in v) print(b'ABC' not in v) print(b'' not in v) # False  print(b'a' not in v) # True
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A bytes object can be checked if the bytes object is and isn't referred to by two variables with is and is not respectively as shown below:

*Memo:

  • Be careful, bytes literals with is and is not get warnings so use == and != respectively. 
v1 = b'ABC' v2 = b'ABC' v3 = v1 print(v1 is v2) # False print(v1 is v3) # True  print(v1 is not v2) # True print(v1 is not v3) # False
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print(b'ABC' is b'ABC') # True print(b'ABC' is b'AB') # False # SyntaxWarning: "is" with 'bytes' literal. Did you mean "=="?  print(b'ABC' is not b'ABC') # False print(b'ABC' is not b'AB') # True # SyntaxWarning: "is not" with 'bytes' literal. Did you mean "!="?
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print(b'ABC' == b'ABC') # True print(b'ABC' == b'AB') # False  print(b'ABC' != b'ABC') # False print(b'ABC' != b'AB') # True
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A bytes object and other bytes object can be checked if:

  • all the bytes in them are and aren't equal with == and != respectively.
  • the bytes object is greater than other bytes object with >.
  • the bytes object is greater than or equal to other bytes object with >=.
  • the bytes object is less than other bytes object with <.
  • the bytes object is less than or equal to other bytes object with <=.

*Memo:

  • Lexicographical comparison is used with their bytes objects:
    • Lexicographical comparison:
      • compares each byte's Unicode points in their bytes objects from their 1st bytes one by one:
      • finishes the comparison:
        • just after the current comparison which has a difference between two bytes in their bytes objects is done.
        • or just after the current comparison of the byte and absent byte and vice versa in their bytes objects is done:
        • An absent byte is evaluated to a lower value than the other.
        • or if both of their bytes objects are exhausted.
    • E.g. b'ABC' > b'ABD' is False, comparing b'C' > b'D'.
    • E.g. b'ABC' > b'AB' is True, comparing b'C' > an absent byte(lower value than the other).
    • E.g. b'ABC' > b'AD' is False, comparing b'B' > b'D'. 
v = b'ABC' # 65 66 67  print(v == b'ABC') # 65 66 67 # True print(v == b'CBA') # 67 66 65 # False print(v == b'ABD') # 65 66 68 # False print(v == b'AB@') # 65 66 64 # False print(v == b'AB') # 65 66 # False print(v == b'AD') # 65 68 # False print(v == b'A@') # 65 64 # False print(v == b'ABCD') # 65 66 67 68 # False print(v == b'ABDE') # 65 66 68 69 # False print(v == b'AB@?') # 65 66 64 63 # False print(v == b'') # False
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v = b'ABC' # 65 66 67  print(v != b'ABC') # 65 66 67 # False print(v != b'CBA') # 67 66 65 # True print(v != b'ABD') # 65 66 68 # True print(v != b'AB@') # 65 66 64 # True print(v != b'AB') # 65 66 # True print(v != b'AD') # 65 68 # True print(v != b'A@') # 65 64 # True print(v != b'ABCD') # 65 66 67 68 # True print(v != b'ABDE') # 65 66 68 69 # True print(v != b'AB@?') # 65 66 64 63 # True print(v != b'') # True
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v = b'ABC' # 65 66 67  print(v > b'ABC') # 65 66 67 # False print(v > b'CBA') # 67 66 65 # False print(v > b'ABD') # 65 66 68 # False print(v > b'AB@') # 65 66 64 # True print(v > b'AB') # 65 66 # True print(v > b'AD') # 65 68 # False print(v > b'A@') # 65 64 # True print(v > b'ABCD') # 65 66 67 68 # False print(v > b'ABDE') # 65 66 68 69 # False print(v > b'AB@?') # 65 66 64 63 # True print(v > b'') # True
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v = b'ABC' # 65 66 67  print(v >= b'ABC') # 65 66 67 # True print(v >= b'CBA') # 67 66 65 # False print(v >= b'ABD') # 65 66 68 # False print(v >= b'AB@') # 65 66 64 # True print(v >= b'AB') # 65 66 # True print(v >= b'AD') # 65 68 # False print(v >= b'A@') # 65 64 # True print(v >= b'ABCD') # 65 66 67 68 # False print(v >= b'ABDE') # 65 66 68 69 # False print(v >= b'AB@?') # 65 66 64 63 # True print(v >= b'') # True
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v = b'ABC' # 65 66 67  print(v < b'ABC') # 65 66 67 # False print(v < b'CBA') # 67 66 65 # True print(v < b'ABD') # 65 66 68 # True print(v < b'AB@') # 65 66 64 # False print(v < b'AB') # 65 66 # False print(v < b'AD') # 65 68 # True print(v < b'A@') # 65 64 # False print(v < b'ABCD') # 65 66 67 68 # True print(v < b'ABDE') # 65 66 68 69 # True print(v < b'AB@?') # 65 66 64 63 # False print(v < b'') # False
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v = b'ABC' # 65 66 67  print(v <= b'ABC') # 65 66 67 # True print(v <= b'CBA') # 67 66 65 # True print(v <= b'ABD') # 65 66 68 # True print(v <= b'AB@') # 65 66 64 # False print(v <= b'AB') # 65 66 # False print(v <= b'AD') # 65 68 # True print(v <= b'A@') # 65 64 # False print(v <= b'ABCD') # 65 66 67 68 # True print(v <= b'ABDE') # 65 66 68 69 # True print(v <= b'AB@?') # 65 66 64 63 # False print(v <= b'') # False
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A bytes object and other bytes object cannot be checked if they have and don't have their common bytes with bool() and & and with not and & respectively as shown below:

v = b'ABC' print(bool(v & b'BD')) print(not (v & b'BD')) # TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for &: 'bytes' and 'bytes'
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