[THRIFT-4920] Binary constants emit non-binary Python literals

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 0.12.0
• Fix Version/s: 0.13.0
• Component/s: Python - Compiler
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Elvis Pranskevichus
• Created: 08/Aug/19 19:42
• Updated: 16/Oct/19 22:27
• Resolved: 08/Oct/19 21:51

Description

Currently a binary constant declared as

const binary FOO = "bar"

would generate a regular string constant in Python:

FOO = "bar"

which is not really a binary string.  Instead a bytestring literal should be generated:

FOO = b"bar"

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #1843