> Instead, we can do: > > * Don't recommend u-prefix except in Python 2&3 code. > * Provide a tool to remove the u-prefix.
Great idea, +1 from me. On Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 8:39 AM Inada Naoki <songofaca...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 4, 2019 at 11:49 AM Ned Batchelder <n...@nedbatchelder.com> > wrote: > > > > On 12/3/19 8:13 PM, Inada Naoki wrote: > > > I think it is too early to determine when to remove it. > > > Even only talking about it causes blaming war. > > > > Has anyone yet given a reason to remove it? > > Note that "never" is included in ”when". > I didn't promoting removing it. I just said let's stop discussion about > it. > > > > It will change working code > > into broken code. Why do that? > > Of course, everyone in this thread understands it. > No one proposes remove it now. > > On the other hand, we remove some parts from Python language > and the stdlib regularly to keep Python clean. > All removal will break some code. That's why we have a deprecation period. > > Currently, u-prefix is very widely used. It shouldn't be removed anytime > soon. > And I agree that we shouldn't raise DeprecationWarning for now. > > But how about 5, 10, and 20 years later? No one knows it. > Let's stop discussing it. It can not be productive. > > Instead, we can do: > > * Don't recommend u-prefix except in Python 2&3 code. > * Provide a tool to remove the u-prefix. > > Regards, > _______________________________________________ > Python-Dev mailing list -- python-dev@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-dev-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-dev.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-dev@python.org/message/EVKCCO5KMOGEEFMSSY2PZRVGT2LDOB5K/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ >
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