In Python 2, you don't need to talk about byte strings explicitly, but by using them, you can make it very clear as to whether you're using bytes or characters.

In Python 3.6, invalid escape sequence were deprecated in string literals (bytes and str): issue #71551, commit 110b6fe. What's New in Python 3.6: Deprecated Python behavior: A backslash-character ...

So I have a program in Python for use on a Linux machine that's dealing with binary data flowing through what may be a Linux FIFO.I'm using Avinash Kak's BitVector to modify the data as it goes ...