[IronPython] Django, __unicode__, and #20366

[Dino Viehland]

I'll take a look and see what breaks if we call __unicode__ when it's defined
when the user calls str/unicode.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com [mailto:users-
> bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Michael Foord
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 11:25 AM
> To: Discussion of IronPython
> Subject: Re: [IronPython] Django, __unicode__, and #20366
> 
> On 31/01/2010 01:21, Jeff Hardy wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I've got a question regarding __unicode__ and issue #20366[0]. Django
> > explicitly encourages the use of __unicode__ on models[1], which
> would
> > not be available on IronPython. Also, they have some lazy evaluation
> > functions that depend on differences between str and unicode, and
> > default to using __unicode__. Now, these differences could be worked
> > around in Django, but I wonder if that's the right place for them.
> There's *unlikely* to be an easy fix in IronPython any time soon,
> although I would love to be proved wrong. The Django team have
> *explicitly* said that they are open to patches (or even just bug
> reports) to make Django compatible with IronPython.
> 
> > I
> > also have no idea how this will play out under 3.0.
> >
> >
> 
> Django is not expecting to move to Python 3 for quite some time as I
> understand it.
> 
> > I'm working around by checking `str is unicode`; I'm not sure there's
> > really a better option.
> >
> 
> That sounds like a good solution to me.
> 
> > - Jeff
> >
> >
> > [0]
> http://ironpython.codeplex.com/WorkItem/View.aspx?WorkItemId=20366
> >
> I still think the partial-fix I suggest in that issue would be much
> better than the current situation...
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Michael
> 
> > [1]
> http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.1/ref/models/instances/#django.db.mo
> dels.Model.__unicode__
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