Re: [Python-3000] UPDATED: PEP 3138- String representation in Python3000

2008-05-24 Thread Atsuo Ishimoto
On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 9:45 AM, Nick Coghlan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Terry Reedy wrote: >> >> | >> | - Add ``isprintable()`` method to the string type. ``str.isprintable()`` >> | return True if ``repr()`` should escape the characters in the string, >> | False otherwise. >> >> Is not this ba

Re: [Python-3000] UPDATED: PEP 3138- String representation in Python3000

2008-05-24 Thread Nick Coghlan
Terry Reedy wrote: | | - Add ``isprintable()`` method to the string type. ``str.isprintable()`` | return True if ``repr()`` should escape the characters in the string, | False otherwise. Is not this backwards? Isprintable to me mean should *not* escape. I agree (I suspect the incorrect phra

Re: [Python-3000] UPDATED: PEP 3138- String representation in Python3000

2008-05-24 Thread Terry Reedy
| | - Add ``isprintable()`` method to the string type. ``str.isprintable()`` | return True if ``repr()`` should escape the characters in the string, | False otherwise. Is not this backwards? Isprintable to me mean should *not* escape. ___ Python-