Message 163366 - Python tracker

> The user can just do timingsafe_eq(a.decode('ascii'),
> b.decode('ascii')). 

You mean .encode()?

> I do not see a necessity in support of unicode
> strings. Support ASCII strings will create the false impression that all
> strings are supported.

I agree.

> About code. Instead (PyBytes_CheckExact(a) && PyBytes_CheckExact(b)) you
> should use ((PyBytes_CheckExact(a) != 0) & (PyBytes_CheckExact(b) !=
> 0)).

What's the difference? They are the same.