[Python-3000] Support for PEP 3131

James Y Knight foom at fuhm.net
Thu May 24 23:50:50 CEST 2007


On May 24, 2007, at 2:14 PM, Jim Jewett wrote:

> The Tech Reports seem to suggest NFKD -- and that makes a certain
> amount of sense.  Using compatibility characters reduces the problem
> with equivalent characters that are distinct only for historical
> reasons.  Using decomposed characters  simplifies processing.

Please read again:

"Generally if the programming language has case-sensitive  
identifiers, then Normalization Form C is appropriate; whereas, if  
the programming language has case-insensitive identifiers, then  
Normalization Form KC is more appropriate."

James


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