[Python-3000] Support for PEP 3131

[Steve Howell]

--- "Martin v. Löwis" <martin at v.loewis.de> wrote:

> [...]
> >     2.  "python" allows only ASCII identifiers. 
> "python -U" allows
> >         Unicode identifiers that are in NFC and
> use a conservative,
> >         *fixed* subset of the available
> characters.  Support for
> >         "-U" is a compile-time option, preferably
> not compiled into
> >         official binary releases of Python.
> > 
> >     3.  "python" and "python -U" are as above. 
> "python -UU" allows
> >         all Unicode identifier characters (which
> may grow over time
> >         as the Unicode standard changes).  Support
> for "-UU" is a
> >         compile-time option, never on in official
> binary releases of
> >         Python, and discouraged with "here be
> dragons" warnings, etc.
> 
> This would cripple the feature, so I'm -1.
> 

FWIW the Ruby interpreter (1.8.5) seems to require
this flag to allow you to turn on the Japanese code
set.

  -Kkcode  specifies KANJI (Japanese) code-set

I have no idea whether or not this cripples the
feature in Ruby, and perhaps it's an apples/oranges
comparison.






       
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