Re: [Python-Dev] open(): set the default encoding to 'utf-8' in Python 3.3?

On 6/28/2011 5:42 PM, Georg Brandl wrote:

At the very least, a change like this needs a transitional strategy, like it has been used during the 2.x series:

* In 3.3, accept "locale" as the encoding parameter, meaning the locale encoding * In 3.4, warn if encoding isn't given and the locale encoding isn't UTF-8 * In 3.5, change default encoding to UTF-8

3.5 should be 4-5 years off. I actually would not propose anything faster than that. -- Terry Jan Reedy