Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news2.arglkargh.de!news.mixmin.net!newsreader4.netcologne.de!news.netcologne.de!xlned.com!feeder7.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed4.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 0.024 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.95; '*S*': 0.00; '(except': 0.07; 'identifier': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; '2:28': 0.16; 'from:addr:rosuav': 0.16; 'from:name:chris angelico': 0.16; 'identifier.': 0.16; 'subject:unicode': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'unicode': 0.24; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'am,': 0.29; 'character': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; 'fri,': 0.33; 'no,': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'should': 0.36; 'even': 0.60; 'first': 0.61; 'name': 0.63; 'mar': 0.68; '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:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ljTZmwnJaFEl0ZXuTCIg61xw8z6kdC05hhzF9lP9VMA=; b=P9SeD8/mtmj+JBFSQdOZD5M5LCxwQ+/u4UPZY/gPBAHZXNBO6yYW9Agqm/MSwFNXcc pwBTAdzIxjjGXyaZk9i0pX8D6hDyL7VmCh1t4pUYc6JWzj1o6uSN/7pvuP3NXrxRm5Sg 2UDQDQzcZ0w0hjS3LPIp1XCDzFgg+q1NyIHMKmyCOVVe5nOLQH+EabdZabHelwxBedAH AckwRly/P5xIsk9gkWjK9jRsF28Fb2pzrDVcDH8XBWmdmnef31bMLWRkU3v+SJN/5DHt zw6DzpiE2bUA7ZwIcY7HeR148uFRBZYnvsejgA+DFxy4BSWtf8FIQDWoJ8ZrDt1omZ6q i4Xg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.68.235.6 with SMTP id ui6mr2764024pbc.45.1395937408230; Thu, 27 Mar 2014 09:23:28 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <5331D902.3030902@gmail.com> <53321819$0$29994$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 03:23:28 +1100 Subject: Re: unicode as valid naming symbols From: Chris Angelico Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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: 12 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1395937411 news.xs4all.nl 2876 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:38532 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:69207 On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 2:28 AM, Mark H Harris wrot= e: > No, any unicode character (except numerals) should be able to begin a n= ame > identifier. alt-l =CE=BB and alt-v =E2=88=9A should be valid fir= st character > name identifier symbols. > What, even whitespace?? ChrisA