[Python-Dev] Proposal: from __future__ import unicode_string_literals

[Paul Moore]

On 24/03/2008, Lennart Regebro <regebro at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Thomas Wouters <thomas at python.org> wrote:
>  > safe assumption to make. A simple preprocessor step involving 2to3 requires
>  > no such knowledge.
>
> As I understood it nobody has claimed 2to3 to be perfect either, but
>  that using 2to3 will also require you to test the code in both
>  environments, so I don't see how that is a difference.

Do you not test the code you distribute under each version of Python
that you (claim to) support, in any case? If not, what does "supported
under Python 2.4" mean to you?

Paul.