[Python-3000] u'text' as an alias for 'text'?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

>> It was proposed before, I don't know whether any implementation
>> on that has started.
> 
> I don't see anything in the bug tracker.  I'd be willing to look at it, 
> if this is what we want to do.

Neither could I. I vaguely remember having people mention it, but
could not find anything, either. Perhaps you need to get
approval/agreement first in a separate thread.

>> Right. Of course, just removing a __future__ import is simpler than
>> editing all the string literals.
> 
> py3k supports future imports.  

Yes, but it won't/shouldn't support the unicode_literals __future__
import (atleast not without BDFL pronouncement).

Regards,
Martin