Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> writes: > If Python wishes to limit the digits allowed in numeric *literals* to > ASCII 0...9, that's one thing, but I think that the digits allowed in > numeric *strings* should allow the full range of digits supported by > the Unicode standard.
I assume you specifically mean that the numeric class constructors, like ‘int’ and ‘float’, should parse their input string such that any character Unicode defines as a numeric digit is mapped to the corresponding digit. That sounds attractive, but it raises questions about mixed notations, mixing digits from different writing systems, and probably other questionss I haven't thought of. It's not something to make a simple yes-or-no-decision on now, IMO. This sounds best suited to a PEP, which someone who cares enough can champion in ‘python-ideas’. -- \ “The manager has personally passed all the water served here.” | `\ —hotel, Acapulco | _o__) | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ 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
