[Python-Dev] Python Unicode Implementation

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Guido already said it all: Python is going Unicode in 1.6
and things are moving fast into that direction.

But... to make the integration rock solid, I need your
participation: please test the patch in every way you can
so that I can get it ready for prime time as soon as possible.

I am most interested in hearing about its behaviour in
mixed string/Unicode situations. The idea behind the
implementation is that strings and Unicode should inter-
operate to the greatest extent possible.

Note that the patch also includes a completely new core
feature: the codec APIs and registry. You can write
stackable streams, data converters, etc. in a generic
way and use them throughout Python. This should be especially
interesting for people in the web business who want to
provide content using many different encodings, e.g.
Latin-1, UTF-8, etc. Encryption and compression codecs
should also be possible using the new APIs.

To make things more convenient for you, I'll also put a
complete Python source distribution on the web page for
you to download -- this eliminates the need to patch the
CVS sources.

Thanks,
-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
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