[Python-Dev] Python-3.0, unicode, and os.environ (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Fri Dec 5 08:00:35 CET 2008


Please, if you have a new idea that doesn't have a failure mode, by all means post it. But don't resurrect a pointless bikeshed.

While I completely agree that it is pointless to reiterate the same arguments over and over, I disagree that the bikeshed metapher applies. This metapher (IIUC) describes a trivial design issue that is merely a matter of taste, rather than having deep technical implications. Using Unicode or bytes for strings is not of that kind.

Regards, Martin



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