[Python-3000] Displaying strings containing unicode escapes at the interactive prompt

[Nick Coghlan]

atsuo ishimoto wrote:
> Question: Are you happy if you are forced to live with these hacks forever?
> If not, why do you think I'll accept your suggestion?

If they worked, I'd be happy to use them wherever they made my life 
easier. They don't work though, so the point is rather moot.

I think attempting it makes a reasonable case that the problem you raise 
*can't* be adequately addressed purely as a display issue though, 
indicating it may be time to reconsider how repr() works for strings as 
you originally suggested.

This is important information for a PEP writer to include to counter the 
arguments of anyone that initially has a similar attitude to the problem 
as I did.

Cheers,
Nick.

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