[Python-Dev] unicode hell/mixing str and unicode as dictionary keys

[James Y Knight]

On Aug 3, 2006, at 5:47 PM, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
>> The only way this error could be the right thing is if you were  
>> trying
>> to suggest that he shouldn't mix unicode and bytestrings at all.
>
> Good question. I wonder whether that's a reasonable approach for
> Python 2.x (I'd say it is for Py3k).

It's my understanding that in py3k, there will be no implicit  
conversion, bytestrings and unicodes will never be equal (no matter  
what the contents), and so this wouldn't be an issue. (as u"1" == "1"  
would be the same sort of situation as 1 == "1" is now)

James