[Python-Dev] PEP 414 - Unicode Literals for Python 3 (original) (raw)

R. David Murray rdmurray at bitdance.com
Mon Feb 27 21:23:35 CET 2012

On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 14:50:21 -0500, Chris McDonough <chrism at plope.com> wrote:

Currently we handle 3.2 compatibility in packages that "straddle" via six-like functions. We can continue doing this as necessary. If the

It seems to me that this undermines your argument in favor of u''. Why can't you just continue to do the above for 3.3 and beyond?

Frankly, I'm not worried about the uptake pace of Python3. It feels to me like it is pretty much on schedule, if not ahead of it.

But to repeat, I'm not voting -1 here, I'm playing devil's advocate.

--David