[Python-Dev] Re: python/dist/src/Objectsunicodeobject.c, 2.204, 2.205

[Skip Montanaro]

    Tim> [Guido]
    >> I would expect that a lot of our code assumes 8-bit characters, and I
    >> personally wouldn't mind if Python was limited to such platforms.

    Tim> Fine by me too.

Then how about adding 

#if UCHAR_MAX != 255
#error "Python's source code currently assumes 8-bit characters."
#endif

right after the HAVE_LIMITS_H test?

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