> > If the error handler is supposed to be used for codecs other than > utf-8, > > perhaps it should renamed something more generic, e.g. > "surrogate-escape"? > > Perhaps. However, utf-8b doesn't really have to do anything with utf-8 - > it's an algorithm based on 16-bit or 32-bit code points. > > > To me that lack of relationship with utf8 suggests that it should not be > called utf8b
Perhaps. However, giving it that name was Markus Kuhn's choice - and while it may be confusing, it's (IMO) useful to be consistent with this background. 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
