> For programmers who want to target a 2-byte format (for win32 > compatibility, for example)
As MAL said, this is taking the discussion in the wrong direction. For people on Windows, win32 isn't a "compatibility" consideration. I suspect most users of the other platforms MAL mentioned and all others with their own native unicode implementations would agree. Cheers, Mark _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com