[Python-ideas] Visually confusable unicode characters in identifiers

[Andre Roberge]

On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 5:51 PM, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Oscar Benjamin
>
SNIP


> > Non-ascii identifiers have other possible uses. I'll repost the case
> > that started this discussion on python-tutor (attached in case it
> > doesn't display):
> >
> > '''
> > #!/usr/bin/env python3
> > # -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
> >
> > # Parameters
> > α = 1
> > β = 0.1
> > γ = 1.5
> > δ = 0.075
> >
> > # Initial conditions
> > xₒ = 10
> > yₒ = 5
> > Zₒ = xₒ, yₒ
> >
>
SNIP

>
> Those examples would be a lot more compelling if there was an
> acceptable way to input those characters. Maybe we could support some
> kind of input method that enabled LaTeX style math notation as used by
> scientists for writing equations in papers?
>
>
+1000

André Roberge


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