[Python-Dev] Unicode strings as filenames

[Martin v. Loewis]

> How is this exposed (if at all) to Python programmers?  I happen to be
> developing on Linux, but the eventual delivery platform will be Windows.  Is
> there no way to handle this in a cross-platform way?

Sure. Just pass Unicode strings to open(). Notice that this requires
Python 2.2, and expect exceptions. If it fails, fallback are up to
your application: it would be best to let the user know that the
choice of file name was not sensible.

Regards,
Martin