[Python-Dev] readd u'' literal support in 3.3? (original) (raw)

Vinay Sajip vinay_sajip at yahoo.co.uk
Thu Dec 8 12:01:49 CET 2011

Chris McDonough <chrism plope.com> writes:

In that context, I don't see much relevance of having no support for u'' in Python 3.2.

Well, if 3.2 remains in use for a longish time, then it is relevant, in the broader context, isn't it? We know how conservative Linux distributions can be with their Python releases - although most are still releasing 2.x as their system Python, this could change at some point in the future. Even if it doesn't, there might be a fair user base of people stuck with 3.2 for any number of reasons, and to support them, the change you propose won't help, because some variant of a package will still have to use u() and b(), just for 3.2 support.

I'm not arguing against your proposed change itself - just against your point about the relevance of 3.2.

Regards,

Vinay Sajip

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