[Python-Dev] UCS2/UCS4 default

[M.-A. Lemburg]

On 2008-07-03 21:59, Steve Holden wrote:
> M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
>> On 2008-07-03 19:44, Terry Reedy wrote:
>>> The premise of this thread seems to be that the majority should 
>>> suffer for the benefit of a few.  That is not Python's philosophy.
>>
>> In reality, most Unixes ship with UCS4 builds of Python. Windows
>> and Mac OS X ship with UCS2 builds. Still, anyone is free to build
>> their own favorite version - that's freedom of choice, which is good.
>>
>> Programmers just need to be made aware of the differences in UCS2
>> and UCS4 builds and deal with it.
>>
>> Here's talk I've given many many times over the years which explains
>> some of the details that a Python programmer needs to know when dealing
>> with Unicode:
>>
>> http://www.egenix.com/files/python/PyConUK2007-Developing-Unicode-aware-applications-in-Python.pdf 
>>
>>
>> Perhaps I should add a section on UCS2 vs. UCS4 the next time around ;-)
>
> The indications are that would be helpful to many people (including 
> myself).

Ok, I'll add one for one of the next conferences.

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