Re: unicode by default

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MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> writes:

> You need to understand the difference between characters and bytes.

Yep. Those who don't need to join us in the third millennium, and the
resources pointed out in this thread are good to help that.

> A string contains characters, a file contains bytes.

That's not true for Python 2.

I'd phrase that as:

* Text is a sequence of characters. Most inputs to the program,
  including files, sockets, etc., contain a sequence of bytes.

* Always know whether you're dealing with text or with bytes. No object
  can be both.

* In Python 2, ‘str’ is the type for a sequence of bytes. ‘unicode’ is
  the type for text.

* In Python 3, ‘str’ is the type for text. ‘bytes’ is the type for a
  sequence of bytes.

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unicode by default harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-11 16:37 -0500
  Re: unicode by default Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-05-11 16:09 -0600
    Re: unicode by default harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-11 17:51 -0500
      Re: unicode by default "John Machin" <sjmachin@lexicon.net> - 2011-05-12 09:32 +1000
        Re: unicode by default harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-11 20:22 -0500
          Re: unicode by default MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2011-05-12 03:31 +0100
            Re: unicode by default Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-05-12 03:16 +0000
              Re: unicode by default harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-11 22:44 -0500
                Re: unicode by default Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-12 00:12 -0400
                Re: unicode by default harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-12 01:43 -0500
                Re: unicode by default "John Machin" <sjmachin@lexicon.net> - 2011-05-12 14:14 +1000
                Re: unicode by default Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan@case.edu> - 2011-05-11 21:14 -0700
                Re: unicode by default "John Machin" <sjmachin@lexicon.net> - 2011-05-12 14:41 +1000
                Re: unicode by default harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-12 01:14 -0500
                Re: unicode by default TheSaint <nobody@nowhere.net.no> - 2011-05-12 20:40 +0800
            Re: unicode by default Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-05-12 14:07 +1000
              Re: unicode by default harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-12 01:31 -0500
                Re: unicode by default "John Machin" <sjmachin@lexicon.net> - 2011-05-12 17:58 +1000
                Re: unicode by default Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-05-12 10:17 -0600
                Re: unicode by default jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2011-05-12 23:28 -0700
                Re: unicode by default harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-13 14:53 -0500
                Re: unicode by default Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> - 2011-05-13 15:18 -0500
                Re: unicode by default Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-13 21:41 -0400
                Re: unicode by default harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> - 2011-05-14 02:41 -0500
                Re: unicode by default jmfauth <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> - 2011-05-14 03:26 -0700
                Re: unicode by default Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-14 16:26 -0400
                Re: unicode by default Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-05-15 09:47 +1000
                Re: unicode by default Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-05-14 09:34 +0100
                Re: unicode by default Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-05-12 16:42 -0400
                Re: unicode by default Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-05-12 16:25 -0600
          Re: unicode by default "John Machin" <sjmachin@lexicon.net> - 2011-05-12 13:54 +1000
  Re: unicode by default Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan@case.edu> - 2011-05-11 15:34 -0700

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