> Please, if you have a *new* idea that doesn't have a failure mode, by > all means post it. But don't resurrect a pointless bikeshed.
While I completely agree that it is pointless to reiterate the same arguments over and over, I disagree that the bikeshed metapher applies. This metapher (IIUC) describes a trivial design issue that is merely a matter of taste, rather than having deep technical implications. Using Unicode or bytes for strings is not of that kind. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com