[Python-Dev] PEP 383: Non-decodable Bytes in System Character Interfaces

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Sat Apr 25 14:31:53 CEST 2009


> [1] Actually, all the PEP says is "With this PEP, a uniform treatment
> of these data as characters becomes
> possible." An argument as to why this is a good thing would be a
> useful addition to the PEP. At the moment it's more or less treated as
> self-evident - which I agree with, but which clearly the Unix people
> here are not as certain of.

Ok, I have added another paragraph. Not sure whether it helps to clarify
though.

Regards,
Martin


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