title: python - what is max byte equivalent to java Byte.MAX_VALUE
body: <p>Does python have an equivalence to java's <code>Byte.MAX_VALUE</code> representing the max byte? I had a look at python <code>sys</code> module, I only managed to find <code>sys.maxint</code>. Does it have anything like <code>sys.maxbyte</code>?</p>
  
  <p>UPDATE:</p>
  
  <p>In my case, I am doing a Hbase Rowkey scan, My rowkey looks like rk1_rk2. In order to scan all results for rk1 without knowing exact rk2, My java code looks like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>byte[] startRowBytes = "rk1".getBytes(); 
  byte[] endRowBytes = ("rk1" + (char) Byte.MAX_VALUE).getBytes(); 
  
  HbaseScanQuery query = new   HbaseScanQuery(tableName, colFamily);
  query.setStartRow(startRowBytes).setStopRow(endRowBytes);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I am just trying to work out the python equivalence of Byte.MAX_VALUE part.</p>