[Python-Dev] unicode_string future, str -> basestring, fix or feature

[Serhiy Storchaka]

02.03.14 22:01, Terry Reedy написав(ла):
> Is this a programmer error for passing unicode instead of string, or a
> library error for not accepting unicode?
> Is changing 'isinstance(x, str)' in the library (with whatever other
> changes are needed) a bugfix to be pushed or a prohibited API expansion?

Patches which add support for unicode strings were accepted for one 
issues (e.g. http://bugs.python.org/issue19099) and rejected for other 
issues (e.g. http://bugs.python.org/issue20014 and 
http://bugs.python.org/issue20015). Some issues (e.g. 
http://bugs.python.org/issue18695) hang in undefined state.