[Python-3000] Support for PEP 3131

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Ka-Ping Yee schrieb:
> On Thu, 24 May 2007, Jim Jewett wrote:
>> So how about
>>
>> (1)  By default, python allows only ASCII.
>> (2)  Additional characters are permitted if they appear in a table
>> named on the command line.
>>
>> These additional characters should be restricted to code points larger
>> than ASCII (so you can't easily turn "!" into an ID char), but beyond
>> that, anything goes.  If you want to include punctuation or undefined
>> characters, so be it.
> 
> +1!  This is a fine solution.  It is better than the "python -U"
> option I proposed 

-2. Any solution found must also accommodate users which are unaware
of the security issue, and just want to use their native language
for identifiers. So requiring them to change their environment or
pass additional command line parameters is unacceptable.

> Jim's proposal appears to be the best path to making everyone happy.

Please *do* consider the needs of the people who want to actively
use the feature as well. Otherwise, you have no chance of understanding
what will make everyone happy.

Regards,
Martin