[Python-3000] Unicode identifiers (Was: sets in P3K?)

Thomas Heller theller at python.net
Thu May 18 22:13:01 CEST 2006


Boris Borcic wrote:
> Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>  > Guido van Rossum wrote:
>  >> I want good Unicode support for string literals and comments.
>  >> Everything else in the language ought to be ASCII.
>  >
>  > Does that include restricting identifiers to ASCII as well?
> 
> I am late on this subthread, but FWIW and FYI with Python 2.4.2 and Idle 1.1.2 
> on WinXP I can use non-ascii identifiers transparently both in modules and at 
> the prompt, for instance
> 
>  >>> grüzi = râle = niño = ça = True
>  >>> grüzi
> True
> 
> I thought it was a provided feature, but scanning the subthread gave the 
> contrary impression. Should we expect disappearance of the property ?

This looks like an IDLE bug to me.

Thomas



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