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Python 2/3 buffer protocol inconsistency
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example.py
# Python 2
>>> b = bytearray(8)
>>> v = memoryview(b)
>>> v[0] = 42
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: 'int' does not have the buffer interface
>>> b
bytearray(b'\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
# Python 3
>>> b = bytearray(8)
>>> v = memoryview(b)
>>> v[0] = 42
>>> b
bytearray(b'*\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00')
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