Perhaps https://raku.land/zef:raku-community-modules/Pythonic::Str is what you're after?
> On 10 Jun 2022, at 07:54, ToddAndMargo via perl6-users <perl6-us...@perl.org> > wrote: > > Hi All, > > I can easily get away with this in Modula2, but > how can I do this with Raku? > > I wish to create a single variable that can be > manipulated in two ways: > > 1) as a fixed length string (Str) > > 2) as a fixed length buffer (Buf) > > I can think of ways to do this, but it would > require separate variable and conversions routines > back and forth. > > Any words of Raku wisdom? > > Many thanks, > -T > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Computers are like air conditioners. > They malfunction when you open windows > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~