[Python-Dev] Adding the 'path' module (was Re: Some RFEfor review) (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum gvanrossum at gmail.com
Tue Jul 12 16:38:38 CEST 2005

QOTF candidate; should add that the default encoding is usually ASCII.

On 7/12/05, Michael Chermside <mcherm at mcherm.com> wrote:

M A Lemburg writes: > we should use strings and Unicode > like they are supposed to be used (in the context of text > data): > > * strings are fine for text data that is encoded using > the default encoding > > * Unicode should be used for all text data that is not > or cannot be encoded in the default encoding > > Later on in Py3k, all text data should be stored in Unicode > and all binary data in some new binary type.

Wow. That is the most succinct and clear explanation of how to use unicode in Python that I think I've ever heard. It might even be simple enough for me to understand it! I think I'm going to go frame this and have it posted in my cubical. -- Michael Chermside

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