Am 27.02.2012 18:05, schrieb Ethan Furman:
> Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>> Am 26.02.2012 07:06, schrieb Nick Coghlan:
>>> On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>> A small quibble: I'd like to see a benchmark of a 'u' function
>>>> implemented in C.
>>> Even if it was quite fast, I don't think such a function would bring
>>> the same benefits as restoring support for u'' literals.
>>
>> You claim that, but your argument doesn't actually support that claim
>> (or I fail to see the argument).
>
> Python 2.6 code:
> this = u'that'
>
> Python 3.3 code:
> this = u('that')
>
> Not source compatible, not elegant. (Even though 2to3 could make this
> fix, it's still kinda ugly.)
No:
Python 2.6 code
this = u('that')
Python 3.3 code
this = u('that')
It *is* source compatible, and 100% so. As for elegance: I find the u
prefix fairly inelegant already; the function removes just a little
more elegance.
Regards,
Martin
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