>> Implement IRIs if you want non-ASCII characters; the rules are much clearer > for these. > > I think most people would expect something which works with the current World > Wide Web rather than a rigorous implementation of a specific RFC. Implementing > RFCs is fine but it does not magically eliminate all problems, especially when > the RFCs themselves are not in sync with real-world usage.
Why do you think implementing IRIs would not work with the current World Wide Web? IRIs are *made* for the current World Wide Web. Applications desiring to work in the current World Wide Web would then, of course, need to use the IRI library. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ 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
