[Python-Dev] PyArg_ParseTuple and unicode (original) (raw)

Jack Jansen jack@oratrix.nl
Tue, 27 Nov 2001 13:04:39 +0100

I had expected the PyArg_ParseTuple() "u" specifier to automatically convert string objects to unicode strings with the default encoding (just as the reverse is true for "s"), but to my surprise it doesn't.

Is there a deep reason for this, or am I the first person to want this functionality? Or do I miss something and should I use a different format specifier?

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