[Python-Dev] deleting setdefaultencoding iin site.py is evil

[Chris Withers]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
> In retrospect, it should have been called sys._setdefaultencoding().
> That sends an extra signal that it's not meant for general use.

Crazy idea: how about mutating it into sys._setdefaultencoding rather 
than deleting it?

Chris

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