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diff --git a/Doc/glossary.rst b/Doc/glossary.rst index 0d02d1a..219a6ca 100644 --- a/Doc/glossary.rst +++ b/Doc/glossary.rst @@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ Glossary bytes-like object An object that supports the :ref:`buffer protocol <bufferobjects>`, - like :class:`str` or :class:`bytearray`. + like :class:`str`, :class:`bytearray` or :class:`memoryview`. + Bytes-like objects can be used for various operations that expect + binary data, such as compression, saving to a binary file or sending + over a socket. Some operations need the binary data to be mutable, + in which case not all bytes-like objects can apply. bytecode Python source code is compiled into bytecode, the internal representation |