[Python-Dev] readd u'' literal support in 3.3?

Stephen J. Turnbull stephen at xemacs.org
Fri Dec 9 15:27:56 CET 2011


Chris McDonough writes:

 > Given an effective choice between enabling six lines of code in Python
 > 3.3 to support u'' and months of political wrangling and code rewriting,
 > I'll choose the former any day.

Sure, but the real question is whether that *is* the effective choice.
Maybe the effective choice is between enabling six lines of code in
Python 3.3 to support u'' and not doing so, with both options
eventually entailing months of political wrangling and code rewriting
because it doesn't help with the underlying problems.



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