[Python-Dev] PEP 529: Change Windows filesystem encoding to UTF-8 (original) (raw)

Chris Barker chris.barker at noaa.gov
Thu Sep 8 16:17:52 EDT 2016

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 1:14 PM, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:

Please no. Let's not add unrelated new functionality in with this already large change with not entirely understood consequences.

Fair enough -- this is clearly a really raw API so far.

-CHB

On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Chris Barker <chris.barker at noaa.gov> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 10:35 AM, Random832 <random832 at fastmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> It means that the so-called "bash" on windows 10 is actually a full >> Ubuntu system (running on, AIUI, a simulation of Linux kernel system >> calls), which will presumably also have its own python installation and >> use a UTF-8 locale, rather than one that runs "natively" on win32. > > > yes -- it looks like one could run a "linux" build of python under the whole > subsystem, which would presumably "look" jsu tlike LInux to Python. > > >> >> If it's possible for a win32 version of python to call it as a >> subprocess, > > > But this is what I was referring too -- it may be way to early to know what > the capabilities or implications are, but I'm hoping that "regular" windows > programs can interact with the subsystem. So if we're making changes now, it > would be nice to consider it if we can. > >> >> Incidentally, according to >> >> https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/2, pipes didn't work >> at all between WSL processes and Win32 processes until two weeks ago, so >> it's clear that these features are still evolving. > > > so it may indeed be way to early -- but if they DO work now -- pretty cool! > > Thanks, > > -CHB > > > -- > > Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > Oceanographer > > Emergency Response Division > NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > > Chris.Barker at noaa.gov > _> ________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list > Python-Dev at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org >

-- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido)

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