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Subject: Re: Python 3.5, bytes, and %-interpolation  (aka PEP 461)
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:04:48 -0500
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On Mon, Feb 24, 2014, at 15:46, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> That is:
> 
>  1. ineffient (encode/decode shuffle)
> 
>  2. unnatural (strings usually have no place in protocols)

That's not at all clear. Why _aren't_ these protocols considered text
protocols? Why can't you add a string directly to headers?