Comparisons difference: bytes with bytes, str with str

[ivb]

BPO	16738
Nosy	@tiran

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title = 'Comparisons difference: bytes with bytes, str with str'
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[ivb]

Python 3.3.0 (v3.3.0:bd8afb90ebf2, Sep 29 2012, 10:55:48) [MSC v.1600 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
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>>> b = b't'
>>> b[0] in [b]
False
>>> u = 't'
>>> u[0] in [u]
True

[tiran]

That's the correct behaviour. Iteration and item access of bytes don't return bytes but a small number, e.g. b[0] returns 116 and not b't'.

>>> b = b't'
>>> b[0]  in [b]
False
>>> b[0]
116
>>> ord(b)
116

But:
>>> b in [b]
True