[Python-Dev] PEP 383 update: utf8b is now the error handler

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Wed May 6 23:47:05 CEST 2009


Martin v. Löwis wrote:

>>> +1 for "surrogate" as the name for the error handler.
>>>
>>>
>> +1 from me also
> 
> Despite there being also an error handler called "surrogates".

Given that additional information which MAL apparently omitted, I would 
revise.

> Are you serious?

Are you? ;-?  You are the one naming a codec-agnostic error handler (if 
I understand correctly, and correct me if I do not) after a particular 
codec, and denying that that could cause confusion.  See other message.

Terry Jan Reedy





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