[Python-Dev] Unicode support in getargs.c (original) (raw)

Martin v. Loewis martin@v.loewis.de
Sun, 6 Jan 2002 20:48:41 +0100

In my last message on this thread, I proposed to add "eu#" which returns a PyUNICODE buffer, possibly decoding a string object using the given encoding first. As Martin noted, this option requires extra copying but simplifies the C coding somewhat.

Also, while it simplifies processing compared to "O", I cannot see any simplification compared to "O&". So I'd be more in favor of offering standard conversion functions for O& instead of inventing new getargs modifiers all the time. This would also simplify creation of cross-version extension modules: people could just incorporate the code of the conversion function into their code base, trusting that O& had been available for ages.

Regards, Martin