[Python-Dev] [Python-checkins] cpython (3.2): Fix PyUnicode_AsWideCharString() doc: size doesn't contain the null character

[Tres Seaver]

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On 09/06/2011 04:04 AM, Victor Stinner wrote:
> Le 06/09/2011 02:25, Nick Coghlan a écrit :
>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 10:01 AM, victor.stinner 
>> <python-checkins at python.org>  wrote:
>>> Fix also spelling of the null character.
>> 
>> While these cases are legitimately changed to 'null' (since
>> they're lowercase descriptions of the character), I figure it's
>> worth mentioning again that the ASCII name for '\0' actually *is*
>> NUL (i.e. only one 'L'). Strange, but true [1].
>> 
>> Cheers, Nick.
>> 
>> [1] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/ASCII
> 
> "NUL" is an abbreviation used in tables when you don't have enough
> space to write the full name: "null character".
> 
> Where do you want to mention this abbreviation?

FWIW, the RFC 20 (the ASCII spec) really really defines 'NUL'  as the
*name* of the \0 character, not just an "abbreviation used in tables":

 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc20#section-5.2



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