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

Christian Heimes lists at cheimes.de
Thu Mar 20 22:18:33 CET 2008


Barry Warsaw schrieb:
> I proposed what I think is a better solution.  Add
> 
> from __future__ import unicode_strings
> 
> to Py2.6.  That would let you write Py3k compatible strings (and of  
> course byte literals) in 2.6.  It would essential treat 'foo' as  
> u'foo' in the file with the future import.

I proposed a similar solution an hour ago: from __future__ import 
py3k_literals

It's in my answer to Lennarts' posting written at 21:15 local time.

Christian


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