[ python-Patches-1774833 ] Convert str to bytes in io.BytesIO.__init__

Patches item #1774833, was opened at 2007-08-15 12:23
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Category: Library (Lib)
Group: Python 3000
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Alexandre Vassalotti (avassalotti)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Convert str to bytes in io.BytesIO.__init__

Initial Comment:
This patch allows a str object to be used as the initial value of io.BytesIO:

  >>> x = io.BytesIO('1234')
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
    File "/home/alex/src/python.org/py3k/Lib/io.py", line 592, in __init__
      buffer += initial_bytes
  TypeError: can't concat bytes to str

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