>>>>> "Martin" == Martin v L�wis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Martin> Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
>> However, this option should be part of the initialization of an
>> IO stream which produces Unicodes, _not_ an operation on
>> arbitrary internal strings (whether raw or Unicode).
Martin> With the UTF-8-SIG codec, it would apply to all operation
Martin> modes of the codec, whether stream-based or from strings.
I had in mind the ability to treat a string as a stream.
Martin> Whether or not to use the codec would be the application's
Martin> choice.
What I think should be provided is a stateful object encapsulating the
codec. Ie, to avoid the need to write
out = chunk[0].encode("utf-8-sig") + chunk[1].encode("utf-8")
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