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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:59:27 +1000
Subject: Re: Flexible string representation, unicode, typography, ...
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On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:51 PM,  <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> wrote:
> Pick up a random text and see the probability this
> text match the most optimized case 1 char / 1 byte,
> practically never.

Only if you talk about a huge document. Try, instead, every string
ever used in a Python script.

Practically always.

But I'm wasting my time saying this again. It's been said by multiple
people multiple times.

ChrisA