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Re: Should stdlib files contain 'narrow non breaking space' U+202F?

From Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Should stdlib files contain 'narrow non breaking space' U+202F?
Date 2015-12-19 00:16 +0200
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Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>:

> Guido also wants syntax chars and identifiers in stdlib code kept to
> ascii only for universal readability.

Readability, or writability? Most people would have no idea how to
produce the characters with their keyboards.


Marko

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Re: Should stdlib files contain 'narrow non breaking space' U+202F? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-12-18 17:51 +1100
  Re: Should stdlib files contain 'narrow non breaking space' U+202F? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-12-18 20:49 +1100
    Re: Should stdlib files contain 'narrow non breaking space' U+202F? wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-12-18 07:55 -0800
    Re: Should stdlib files contain 'narrow non breaking space' U+202F? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-12-18 16:56 -0500
      Re: Should stdlib files contain 'narrow non breaking space' U+202F? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-12-19 00:16 +0200
        Re: Should stdlib files contain 'narrow non breaking space' U+202F? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-12-19 10:58 +1100
      Re: Should stdlib files contain 'narrow non breaking space' U+202F? wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-12-19 00:52 -0800

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