[Python-Dev] PEP-393: request for keeping PyUnicode_EncodeDecimal() (original) (raw)
Stefan Krah stefan at bytereef.org
Sat Oct 1 15:06:03 CEST 2011
- Previous message: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: =?utf-8?q?Enhance=09Py=5FARRAY=5FLENGTH?=(): fail at build time if the argument is not an array
- Next message: [Python-Dev] PEP-393: request for keeping PyUnicode_EncodeDecimal()
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Hello,
the subject says it all. PyUnicode_EncodeDecimal() is listed among the deprecated functions. In cdecimal, I'm relying on this function for a number of reasons:
It is not trivial to implement.
With the Unicode implementation constantly changing, it is nearly impossible to know what input is currently regarded as a decimal digit. See also:
http://bugs.python.org/issue10557 http://bugs.python.org/issue10557#msg123123
"The API won't go away (it does have its use and is being used in 3rd party extensions) [...]"
Stefan Krah
- Previous message: [Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython: =?utf-8?q?Enhance=09Py=5FARRAY=5FLENGTH?=(): fail at build time if the argument is not an array
- Next message: [Python-Dev] PEP-393: request for keeping PyUnicode_EncodeDecimal()
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]