STINNER Victor wrote:
> 
> STINNER Victor <victor.stinner@haypocalc.com> added the comment:
> 
> Patch to remove "t#":
>  - Update c-api/arg.rst documentation
>  - Replace "t#" format by "y#" in codecs.charbuffer_encode()
>  - Add a note in Doc/whatsnew/3.2.rst (in Porting to Python 3.2)

Given that "y#" is not (yet) in wide-spread use, it may actually make
more sense, to replace "y#" with "t#" and introduce "t*" to replace
"y*".

"y#" and "y*" could then be setup as synonyms for "t#" and "t*".