On 6/4/07, Ka-Ping Yee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Many of us value a *predictable* identifier character set. > Whether "predictable" means ASCII only, or user-selectable, or > restricted by default, I think we all agree in this sentiment:
As someone who would rather see non-ASCII characters gain even ground, even I agree with that sentiment. The rest of your message - stressing that we should make things easier to understand and the importance of source code - strikes a very strong chord with me. However to me it sounds like an argument to allow Unicode identifiers, not one to prevent them. I think that's the biggest problem with this exchange. We have similar goals but disagree about which option does a better job fulfilling those goals. All the rhetoric from all sides about why the shared goals are good won't convince anyone of anything new. The arguments then feel reduced to "Unicode enhances readability" vs. "Unicode impedes readability" and since clearly it does both, how do we make the value judgement about which it does more? How do we weigh the ability to use native language identifiers against the risk that there will be visually indistinguishable differences introduced? Michael -- Michael Urman _______________________________________________ Python-3000 mailing list Python-3000@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/archive%40mail-archive.com
