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

[Walter Dörwald]

Christian Heimes wrote:
> 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.

Isn't the super secret -U option most of what we need?

./python.exe -U
Python 2.6a1+ (trunk:61276M, Mar  6 2008, 12:06:38)
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> type('foo')
<type 'unicode'>
 >>>


A future import would only affect one module though, -U is global.

Servus,
    Walter