On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:56 AM, Guido van Rossum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Benjamin Peterson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 12:34 PM, Barry Warsaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On Aug 21, 2008, at 6:30 PM, Terry Reedy wrote: >>>> >>>> http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.1.0/ >>>> "Unicode 5.1.0 contains over 100,000 characters, and provides significant >>>> additions and improvements..." to existing features, including new files >>>> and >>>> upgrades to existing files. Sounds close to adding features ;-) >>> >>> I agree. This seriously feels like new, potentially high risk code to be >>> adding this late in the game. The BDFL can always override, but unless >>> someone is really convincing that this is low risk high benefit, I'd vote no >>> for 2.6/3.0. >> >> +1 >> >> Something I think we should also be considering is the 2.7/3.1 release >> cycle. I propose that we shorten it to ~1 year from 2.6/3.0's release >> with our main aim being binding 2.x and 3.x more closely. This would >> get the new unicode features out fairly quickly without having to wait >> another 2.5 years like 2.5 -> 2.6. > > I was never proposing to support any new features in 2.6/3.0. I was > only proposing to update the data files that we already support to the > versions provided by 5.1.0. Those data files should have the same > format, just slightly improved content: some new characters, some > corrected properties. Fredrik says it best: > >> at least two Unicode experts have stated that they don't think the changes >> are that important. determining exactly what the changes to the *core* >> character database was the whole point of my offer to tinker with this. >> >> (I got distracted due to compiler issues and certain other things to be >> announced later, but I expect to have some results later this week). >
Plus the Europeans who probably use Unicode more than the dissenting Americans also seem to think it's a good idea. It's just a data table, and it's auto-generated, *and* one of the main guys from the Unicode Consortium is willing to help. I say let the change go in. -Brett _______________________________________________ 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
