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Unicode in Python

Started byRustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com>
First post2014-04-22 22:31 -0700
Last post2014-04-23 16:41 +1000
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  Unicode in Python Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-04-22 22:31 -0700
    Re: Unicode in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-23 15:50 +1000
      Re: Unicode in Python Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-04-22 23:57 -0700
        Re: Unicode in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-04-23 17:06 +1000
        Re: Unicode in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-23 07:29 +0000
        Re: Unicode in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-23 07:53 +0000
          Re: Unicode in Python Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-04-23 10:59 -0700
            Re: Unicode in Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-04-26 00:15 -0700
              Re: Unicode in Python "Frank Millman" <frank@chagford.com> - 2014-04-26 09:45 +0200
              Re: Unicode in Python Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-26 17:50 +1000
              Re: Unicode in Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-04-26 09:38 -0400
                Re: Unicode in Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-04-27 07:29 -0700
                Re: Unicode in Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-04-28 01:57 -0700
                  Re: Unicode in Python random832@fastmail.us - 2014-05-01 13:21 -0400
                    Re: Unicode in Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-05-07 23:04 -0700
                  Re: Unicode in Python Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2014-05-01 21:50 -0600
                    Re: Unicode in Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-05-03 00:46 -0700
            Re: Unicode in Python Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-04-27 10:39 -0700
    Re: Unicode in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2014-04-23 05:52 +0000
      Re: Unicode in Python Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2014-04-22 23:19 -0700
      Re: Unicode in Python Ben Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-04-23 16:41 +1000

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#70534

FromBen Finney <ben@benfinney.id.au>
Date2014-04-23 16:41 +1000
Message-ID<mailman.9456.1398235319.18130.python-list@python.org>
In reply to#70530
Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> writes:

> But yes, typing out the special characters is annoying. I just use
> words.

I use words that describe the meaning, where feasible.

> The only downside to using words is, how do you specify capital
> versus lowercase letters?

Why do you need to, for an identifier? If uppercase gamma is
semantically different from lowercase gamma for identifying a value,
then both are too terse and the meaning should be spelled out in a
better chosen semantic name.

-- 
 \       “Some people have a problem, and they think “I know, I'll use |
  `\     Perl!”. Now they have some number of problems but they're not |
_o__)     sure whether it's a string or an integer.” —Benno Rice, 2011 |
Ben Finney

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