[Python-Dev] [Python-3000] New proposition for Python3 bytes filename issue (original) (raw)
"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Sep 30 23:42:19 CEST 2008
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Oh, ok. I had assumed Windows just uses a fixed encoding without the problem of misencoded filenames.
It's the other way 'round: On Windows, Unicode file names are the natural choice, and byte strings have limitations. In a sense, Windows got it right - but then, they started later. Unix missed the opportunity of declaring that all file APIs are UTF-8 (except for Plan-9 and OS X, neither being "true" Unix).
Regards, Martin
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