imp.get_magic() should return bytes, not bytearray

[brettcannon]

BPO	2471
Nosy	@brettcannon, @amauryfa, @benjaminp
Files	get_magic_bytes.patch

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assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2008-04-24.20:31:22.072>
created_at = <Date 2008-03-24.06:59:36.313>
labels = ['extension-modules', 'type-bug']
title = 'imp.get_magic() should return bytes, not bytearray'
updated_at = <Date 2008-04-24.20:36:14.322>
user = 'https://github.com/brettcannon'

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closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2008-04-24.20:31:22.072>
closer = 'benjamin.peterson'
components = ['Extension Modules']
creation = <Date 2008-03-24.06:59:36.313>
creator = 'brett.cannon'
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issue_num = 2471
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priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'fixed'
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status = 'closed'
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type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue2471'
versions = ['Python 3.0']

[brettcannon]

The magic cookie as returned by imp.get_magic() should be of the bytes
type, not bytearray as the magic cookie will not ever change during the
execution of the interpreter.

[benjaminp]

Attaching patch...

[benjaminp]

This was fixed as r62484.

[amauryfa]

Oops, sorry for missing the tracker item.
The change was sleeping in my workspace for some time...
Thanks for closing it.