* **Passing ABC Iterable to isinstance() or issubclass() checks whether object/class has method iter(), while ABC Collection checks for iter(), contains() and len().**

<bytes> = bytes(<coll_of_ints>) # Ints must be in range from 0 to 255.

<bytes> = bytes(<str>, 'utf-8') # Or: <str>.encode('utf-8')

<bytes> = bytes.fromhex('<hex>') # Hex pairs can be separated by whitespaces.

<list> = list(<bytes>) # Returns ints in range from 0 to 255.

<str> = str(<bytes>, 'utf-8') # Or: <bytes>.decode('utf-8')

'<hex>' = <bytes>.hex() # Returns hex pairs. Accepts `sep=<str>`.

<list> = list(<mview>) # Returns a list of ints or floats.

<str> = str(<mview>, 'utf-8') # Treats mview as a bytes object.

'<hex>' = <mview>.hex() # Treats mview as a bytes object.

<lock>.acquire() # Waits for the lock to be available.

<lock>.release() # Makes the lock available again.

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<div><h4 id="discrepanciesbetweenglossarydefinitionsandabstractbaseclasses">Discrepancies between glossary definitions and abstract base classes:</h4><ul>

<li><strong>Passing ABC Iterable to isinstance() or issubclass() checks whether object/class has method iter(), while ABC Collection checks for iter(), contains() and len().</strong></li>

<div><h3 id="encode-1">Encode</h3><pre><code class="python language-python hljs">&lt;bytes&gt; = bytes(&lt;coll_of_ints&gt;) <span class="hljs-comment"># Ints must be in range from 0 to 255.</span>

&lt;bytes&gt; = bytes(&lt;str&gt;, <span class="hljs-string">'utf-8'</span>) <span class="hljs-comment"># Or: &lt;str&gt;.encode('utf-8')</span>

&lt;bytes&gt; = bytes.fromhex(<span class="hljs-string">'&lt;hex&gt;'</span>) <span class="hljs-comment"># Hex pairs can be separated by whitespaces.</span>

<div><h3 id="decode-1">Decode</h3><pre><code class="python language-python hljs">&lt;list&gt; = list(&lt;bytes&gt;) <span class="hljs-comment"># Returns ints in range from 0 to 255.</span>

&lt;str&gt; = str(&lt;bytes&gt;, <span class="hljs-string">'utf-8'</span>) <span class="hljs-comment"># Or: &lt;bytes&gt;.decode('utf-8')</span>

<span class="hljs-string">'&lt;hex&gt;'</span> = &lt;bytes&gt;.hex() <span class="hljs-comment"># Returns hex pairs. Accepts `sep=&lt;str&gt;`.</span>

<pre><code class="python language-python hljs">&lt;list&gt; = list(&lt;mview&gt;) <span class="hljs-comment"># Returns a list of ints or floats.</span>

&lt;str&gt; = str(&lt;mview&gt;, <span class="hljs-string">'utf-8'</span>) <span class="hljs-comment"># Treats mview as a bytes object.</span>

<span class="hljs-string">'&lt;hex&gt;'</span> = &lt;mview&gt;.hex() <span class="hljs-comment"># Treats mview as a bytes object.</span>

<div><h2 id="deque"><a href="#deque" name="deque">#</a>Deque</h2><p><strong>A thread-safe list with efficient appends and pops from either side. Pronounced "deck".</strong></p><pre><code class="python language-python hljs"><span class="hljs-keyword">from</span> collections <span class="hljs-keyword">import</span> deque

<li><strong>Use <code class="python hljs"><span class="hljs-string">'kwargs=&lt;dict&gt;'</span></code> to pass keyword arguments to the function.</strong></li>

<li><strong>Use <code class="python hljs"><span class="hljs-string">'daemon=True'</span></code>, or the program will not be able to exit while the thread is alive.</strong></li>

&lt;lock&gt;.acquire() <span class="hljs-comment"># Waits for the lock to be available.</span>

&lt;lock&gt;.release() <span class="hljs-comment"># Makes the lock available again.</span>

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