[Python-Dev] Python in Unicode context

[Michael Hudson]

Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> writes:

>> P.S. - Command line switch for command line switch :-), a switch for
>> fully turning on the newer type system would be more productive than
>> `-U', and put some pressure for refreshening the library in this area.
>> Just curious, as I do not intend to volunteer in this area, is there
>> something else than Exception in the Python internals that rely on
>> old-style classes?
>
> Probably not, but making Exception a new-style class won't be easy.

What makes you say that?  I've just been remarking on comp.lang.python
how having Exception be new-style in PyPy -- indeed, not having
old-style classes and all -- has caused essentially no problems at
all.

Perhaps I'll work up a patch sometime and see what breaks.

Cheers,
mwh

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