[IronPython] Django, __unicode__, and #20366

[Michael Foord]

On 31/01/2010 20:14, Dino Viehland wrote:
> I'll take a look and see what breaks if we call __unicode__ when it's defined
> when the user calls str/unicode.
>
>    
Great. Given that *currently* IronPython will do the wrong thing I can't 
*imagine* any failures caused by this, but this probably a lack of 
imagination on my part...

All the best,

Michael

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>> 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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