[ python-Feature Requests-880951 ] "ez" format code for ParseTuple()

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Feature Requests item #880951, was opened at 2004-01-21 00:03
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>Category: Unicode
>Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Jon Willeke (willeke)
Assigned to: M.-A. Lemburg (lemburg)
Summary: "ez" format code for ParseTuple()

Initial Comment:
I'm using Python 2.3.3 on SuSE Linux 8.2.

It would be nice to have an "ez" format code that is to
"es" as "z" is to "s".  Whereas the "s" and "z" codes
depend on the default encoding, "es" lets you specify
the encoding, which is useful for interfacing with GTK+
and GNOME libraries, which have largely standardized on
UTF-8.

I think it is possible to simulate the desired behavior
with "O&", but it would be simpler with "ez".

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Comment By: M.-A. Lemburg (lemburg)
Date: 2004-04-02 18:01

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No answers... lowering the priority.

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Comment By: M.-A. Lemburg (lemburg)
Date: 2004-03-25 18:41

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Can you elaborate on the use case ? I'm asking because I don't
find the 'z' code particulary useful myself because there
are more
elegant ways to deal with optional arguments.

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Comment By: Jon Willeke (willeke)
Date: 2004-01-22 00:29

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I'm attaching a patch that adds support for the "ez" and
"ez#" format codes.

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