Stefan Behnel, 15.01.2011 17:48: > Stefan Behnel, 15.01.2011 17:29: >> Vitja Makarov, 15.01.2011 17:21: >>> Please notice that '\u' is valid string but not unicode string, >>> so it's valid in py2 and not py3. >> >> Nope, it's valid in byte strings but not in unicode strings. Py2/Py3 is not >> an issue here. > > Hmm, actually, you are right. Py2/Py3 *is* an issue here, because > unprefixed strings in Py2 code become unicode strings in Py3. So, if we > find an invalid unicode escape sequence, the string must become a plain > byte string, and the parsed unicode string must be dropped. > > I think a Py3 incompatibility warning would be good in that case.
Actually, no, I think an error is perfectly ok. If a byte string is wanted, use a byte string in the first place. Stefan _______________________________________________ Cython-dev mailing list Cython-dev@codespeak.net http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/cython-dev
