>> In retrospect, it should have been called sys._setdefaultencoding(). >> That sends an extra signal that it's not meant for general use. > > Crazy idea: how about mutating it into sys._setdefaultencoding rather > than deleting it?
Please don't post crazy ideas unless you really mean them. This specific crazy idea must be rejected; it would break backwards compatibility, for no good reason. 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