> > Perhaps int(), float(), Decimal() and friends could take an optional > > parameter indicating whether non-ascii digits are considered. It would > > then satisfy all parties. > > What parties? I don't think anyone has claimed to actually have used > non-ASCII digits with float().
Have you done a poll of all Python 3 users? > Of course it is fun that Python can > process Bengali numerals, but so would be allowing Roman numerals. > There is a reason why after careful consideration, PEP 313 was > ultimately rejected. That's mostly irrelevant. This feature exists and someone, somewhere, may be using it. We normally don't remove stuff without deprecation. Antoine. _______________________________________________ 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
