[Python-Dev] Need a way to test for 8-bit-or-unicode-string

[M.-A. Lemburg]

"Barry A. Warsaw" wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "M" == M  <mal@lemburg.com> writes:
> 
>     M> Are you sure about the -1 ? Using abstract base classes seems
>     M> like a natural thing to do in an OO-language like Python while
>     M> the isinstance() hack would not allow you to use your own
>     M> UserList subclass for code which was written with sequences as
>     M> input.
> 
> Yes, I'm sure: we need a PEP first.  Ideally it would answer some of
> the questions raised above, and it would lay out the class hierarchy.

Maybe I wasn't clear enough:

Of course we need a PEP for these names, their intended meaning
as object category abstraction and interface placeholder. Too late
for Python 2.2, but probably a nice project for 2.3.

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