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diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 9309211..986e75b 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -231,11 +231,14 @@ signature was correct. Python 3 Notes -------------- -On Python 3 the return serialized versions are represented as bytes. -However in many cases (for instance when using the URL safe serializers) -the data fits into ASCII so it can trivially be converted into unicode -strings by adding an ``.encode('ascii')``. It also assumes that custom -serializers operate on bytes as well. +On Python 3 the interface that itsdangerous provides can be confusing at +first. Depending on the internal serializer it wraps the return value of +the functions can alter between unicode strings or bytes objects. The +internal signer is always byte based. + +This is done to allow the module to operate on different serializers +independent of how they are implemented. The module decides on the +type of the serializer by doing a test serialization of an empty object. .. include:: ../CHANGES |