On Mon, Aug 20, 2018, at 2:52 PM, Paul Moore wrote: > The various hooks take directory paths as arguments, and typically > return a filename (e.g., build_wheel). The returned filename is always > explicitly noted as being *a unicode string*. However, argumnents > (metadata_directory in build_wheel/prepare_metadata_for_build_wheel) > are *not* explicitly mandated to be Unicode. > > My assumption is that the intent is that *all* strings, whether > arguments or return values, must be Unicode.
I'd say we should handle all paths the same way, i.e. unicode. If it's a serious obstacle, we could alter the specification. But I would be surprised if the required changes to the setuptools backend are so tricky that they warrant a workaround in the specification. Thomas -- Distutils-SIG mailing list -- distutils-sig@python.org To unsubscribe send an email to distutils-sig-le...@python.org https://mail.python.org/mm3/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/mm3/archives/list/distutils-sig@python.org/message/Y4OHE2D24DHVCBZVJZ5OGXOFGBZKA3YQ/
