[Python-Dev] unicode Exception messages in py2.7

[Chris Barker]

On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Victor Stinner

>> If you create an Exception with a unicode object for the message, (...)
>
> In Python 2, there are too many similar corner cases. It is impossible
> to fix these bugs without taking the risk of introducing a regression.

Yes, there are -- the auto-encoding is a serious pain everywhere.

However, this is a case where the resulting Exception is silenced --
it's the only one I know of, and there can't be many like that.

> Seriously, *all* these tricky bugs are fixed in Python 3. So don't
> loose time on trying to workaround them, but invest in the future:
> upgrade to Python 3!

Maybe so -- but we are either maintaining 2.7 or not -- it WIL be
around for along time yet...

(amazing to me how many people are still using <=2.7, actually, even
for new projects .. thank you Red Hat "Enterprise" Linux ;-) )

-Chris
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