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Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 05:32:58 +1100
Subject: Re: Experiences/guidance on teaching Python as a first programming language
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 5:27 AM,  <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> wrote:
> My guess is that you are referring to that
> sentence "(With an excellent unicode coding scheme!)".
> I do not need to cite anything. That's my opinion.

Just as much to what's above it, where you state that MS has produced
"a full unicode system". Is that, too, just opinion, utterly unfounded
in fact, or can you provide a citation?

ChrisA