Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.redatomik.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.014 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'patterns': 0.04; 'subject:text': 0.05; 'utf-8': 0.07; 'subject:question': 0.10; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'problems.': 0.60; "you've": 0.63; 'mar': 0.68; '2015': 0.84; 'to:none': 0.92 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:cc :content-type; bh=WBwyvKPA6IOAyZZw82IcEYnJrA3inwt2pFhXM9Gtfxo=; b=EbbrKTJk0rPpanh81aO17n5ZzSnSb2lOh88wR1XwuNlc1l0hOhjSNVLhBzg+liq8rt fwkDdSNmn/PfkuEt/61KodWRKaU1EstA7VbE7LypNzleHWhvb//JAoS9SEJ74w+oemRa F86QRY6iXpC7gaFtjlnTnt5PRBrn280UYMtoJObJmdFYUAV7tgSzFDi2n2GJkhxICSq4 vzNbFAbGt2vuhVbO7xmeJMHoYdAyOb5/j6hllgNkatK/GcCJGBhpVM/9ksggcPmJHhsy l9uiTyc8EwblJUjZvqs4KoC0gE2ZcctuNww+AWxrq0WUPQ6mH/zFep26gl1NTFyr1+GZ YLdA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.107.136.14 with SMTP id k14mr20295507iod.53.1425747489374; Sat, 07 Mar 2015 08:58:09 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87bnk4yci1.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> References: <9169f3b1-2ac7-42a3-8033-584f84b88a1f@googlegroups.com> <7a75a23c-4678-4d7a-a2ec-9e8fff4c07f8@googlegroups.com> <132d5ce6-f672-4eec-99f9-1cc9e88b94f3@googlegroups.com> <619e4cb5-1c4c-449b-a5d7-951101b32b45@googlegroups.com> <54f862ca$0$13014$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <54fadc70$0$13004$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <87twxxxbvd.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <54fb1bf4$0$12993$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <87twxw4xlz.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <87k2ysydtk.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <87bnk4yci1.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2015 03:58:09 +1100 Subject: Re: Newbie question about text encoding From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.19 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 9 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1425747492 news.xs4all.nl 2907 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:49853 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:87109 On Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:54 AM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: >> All you've proven is that there are bit patterns which are not UTF-8 >> streams... > > And that causes problems. Demonstrate. ChrisA