Question

In python 3.2, i can change the type of an object easily. For example :

x=0
print(type (x))
x=bytes(0)
print(type (x))

it will give me this :

<class 'int'>
<class 'bytes'>

But, in python 2.7, it seems that i can’t use the same way to do it. If i do the same code, it give me this :

<type 'int'>
<type 'str'>

What can i do to change the type into a bytes type?

Answer 1

What can i do to change the type into a bytes type?

You can’t, there is no such type as ‘bytes’ in Python 2.7.

From the Python 2.7 documentation (5.6 Sequence Types):
“There are seven sequence types: strings, Unicode strings, lists, tuples, bytearrays, buffers, and xrange objects.”

From the Python 3.2 documentation (5.6 Sequence Types):
“There are six sequence types: strings, byte sequences (bytes objects), byte arrays (bytearray objects), lists, tuples, and range objects.”