Avoid needless setter write, mutate value directly

gsnedders · gsnedders · commit c22d06971a85 · 2021-01-05T13:32:13.000Z
diff --git a/html5lib/_inputstream.py b/html5lib/_inputstream.py
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ def matchBytes(self, bytes):
         match. Otherwise return False and leave the position alone"""
         rv = self.startswith(bytes, self.position)
         if rv:
-            self.position += len(bytes)
+            self._position += len(bytes)
         return rv
 
     def jumpTo(self, bytes):
