[Python-Dev] Rename str/unicode to text [Was: Re: str object goingin Py3K] (original) (raw)

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Thu Feb 16 18:15:47 CET 2006

Adam Olsen wrote:

While we're at it, any chance of renaming str/unicode to text in 3.0? It's a MUCH better name, as evidenced by the opentext/openbytes names. str is just some odd C-ism.

Obviously it's a form of gratuitous breakage, but I think the long term benefits are enough that we need to be sure that the breakage would be too much before we discount it.

it's a very common variable name...

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