>>> I have read in my copy of Programming Python that all strings will be
>>> Unicode and there will be a byte type.
>> Actually that change is scheduled for 3.0.
>
> Yes, but it's available in 2.6 as well:
>>>> from __future__ import unicode_literals
>>>> type('')
>
That's different,
On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:40:00 -0800, Scott David Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Adam E wrote:
I have read in my copy of Programming Python that all strings will be
Unicode and there will be a byte type.
Actually that change is scheduled for 3.0.
Yes, but it's available in 2.6 as well:
Adam E wrote:
I have read in my copy of Programming Python that all strings will be
Unicode and there will be a byte type.
Actually that change is scheduled for 3.0. As a tool for simplifying
conversions and compatible code, the name "bytes" is provided in 2.6
as a synonym of "str". This allow
On Sat, 2008-11-29 at 12:32 -0800, Adam E wrote:
> I have read in my copy of Programming Python that all strings will be
> Unicode and there will be a byte type.
>
> This is mentally keeping me from upgrading to 2.6 .
Care to explain?
Actually what you describe is a change change takes place in
I have read in my copy of Programming Python that all strings will be
Unicode and there will be a byte type.
This is mentally keeping me from upgrading to 2.6 .
I'm curious, but are there still some who prefer Python 2.5?
I don't mind constructive criticsm.
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