[Python-Dev] PEP 383: Non-decodable Bytes in System Character Interfaces (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Thu Apr 30 07:42:12 CEST 2009

Thanks for clarifying the Windows behavior, here. A little more clarification in the PEP could have avoided lots of discussion. It would seem that a PEP, proposed to modify a poorly documented (and therefore likely poorly understood) area, should be educational about the status quo, as well as presenting the suggested change. Or is it the Python philosophy that the PEPs should be as incomprehensible as possible, to generate large discussions?

Certainly not. See PEP 277 for a description of a specification of how file names are handled on Windows.

Large discussions could be reduced if readers would try to constructively comment on the PEP, rather than making counter-proposals, or making statements about the PEP without making their implied assumptions explicit.

Regards, Martin

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