Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.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 0.021 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.96; '*S*': 0.00; 'charset:iso-8859-7': 0.04; 'that?': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'binary': 0.07; 'string': 0.09; 'url:unicode': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; '"it\'s': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'mean,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'do.': 0.18; 'trying': 0.19; 'thu,': 0.19; 'mind.': 0.24; 'skip:% 10': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.27; 'appear': 0.29; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'points': 0.29; 'start,': 0.30; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'getting': 0.31; 'context,': 0.31; 'forces': 0.31; 'ones.': 0.31; 'figure': 0.32; 'text': 0.33; 'subject:from': 0.34; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'doing': 0.36; 'received:209': 0.37; 'whatever': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'help,': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'how': 0.40; 'is.': 0.60; 'providing': 0.61; "you're": 0.61; 'here:': 0.62; 'dont': 0.67; 'mar': 0.68; 'date,': 0.68; 'distinguish': 0.84; 'greek': 0.84; '\xcc\xe1\xf1\xf4\xdf\xef\xf5': 0.84; 'ore': 0.91; '2013': 0.98 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:x-received:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=E4J5DmNvNPT2ZFIUC+aDuV4L3NKd87LwIm7NMA0sLrI=; b=QY5G/sec3HxtO8lugWGb0Hz9pz2zxVZIBj4gOJRy7AUxyX00SS6Xdod1XLFR9zU2Kb X9nGOJdBJtdUjX5P+QOI0SkBN/DCqRzdMZxD1xE1omXSU6wOE99wAeiH9FItUwxrESwp 68cDgdwUQijyPsYpJPwmfVxotniSNszrNs5+MFwklqccsV+Hv68bsJXhuykGqzBNyuI9 iPL9r6favYHfJqAKK1/G9q4BdNOV7hTY2SWKKQw+Oc4rFvo8L+CXh4SSpY4HNj8Ftg1t V4rvfdLQJsNzAsOhQCXGM85ApriGE5h00uHTqIoCuz5fJs/a7jCTlMPXdysxKtqruHjG R6IQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.52.67.164 with SMTP id o4mr21575287vdt.42.1364437684785; Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:28:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <73865aec-bee1-4aea-b8b4-28a4cad24473@googlegroups.com> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:28:04 +1100 Subject: Re: Altering 2 statements from Python 2.6 => 3.2 From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 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: 52 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1364437687 news.xs4all.nl 6923 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:59641 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:42062 On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:16 PM, =CD=DF=EA=EF=F2 =C3=EA=F133=EA wrote: > =D4=E7 =D0=DD=EC=F0=F4=E7, 28 =CC=E1=F1=F4=DF=EF=F5 2013 12:55:11 =F0.=EC= . UTC+2, =EF =F7=F1=DE=F3=F4=E7=F2 Chris Angelico =DD=E3=F1=E1=F8=E5: >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 7:18 AM, =CD=DF=EA=EF=F2 =C3=EA=F133=EA wrote: >> >> > date =3D date.strftime('%A, %e %b %Y').decode('cp1253').encode('utf8') >> >> >> >> For a start, figure out what you're trying to do. I'm trying to get my >> >> head around this line and I'm not getting anywhere. Is 'date' an >> >> instance of datetime.date()? And whatever it is, why do you then >> >> immediately rebind it? And why decode an arbitrary string using an >> >> arbitrary encoding? And why.... never mind. Start here: >> >> >> >> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html >> >> >> >> One of Python 3's big features is that it forces you to distinguish >> >> text strings from binary ones. >> >> >> >> ChrisA > > > I had to use it like that in order for date to be appear correctly in gre= ek otherwise it would seem like chinese. > > So now you mena i dont have to decode anym ore and use it liek that? > > date =3D date.strftime('%A, %e %b %Y').encode('utf8') I mena, or mean, that you have to figure out what you're doing before you try to figure out how to do it. Or if you want help, then try providing context, like what data type 'date'= is. (And inb4 someone points out that "it's a date, duh". :) ) ChrisA