Aren't there too many different Windows installers already? I worry that it's too hard to choose which one to use (I know I had to ask another expert :-).
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 7:05 PM Inada Naoki <songofaca...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry for posting multiple threads so quickly. > > Microsoft provides UTF-8 code page for process. It can be enabled by > manifest file. > > https://docs.microsoft.com/ja-jp/windows/uwp/design/globalizing/use-utf8-code-page > > How about providing Python binaris both of "UTF-8 version" and "ANSI > version"? > This idea can provide a more smooth transition of the default encoding. > > 1. Provide UTF-8 version since Python 3.10 > 2. (Some years later) Recommend UTF-8 version > 3. (Some years later) Provide only UTF-8 version > 4. (Some years later, maybe) Change the default encoding > > The upsides of this idea are: > > * We don't need to emit a warning for `open(filename)`. > * We can see the download stats. > > Especially, the last point is a huge advantage compared to current > UTF-8 mode (e.g. PYTHONUTF8=1). > We can know how many users need legacy behavior in new Python > versions. That is a very important information for us. > > Of course, there are some downsides: > > * Windows team needs to maintain more versions. > * More divisions for "Python on Windows" environment. > > Regards, > -- > Inada Naoki <songofaca...@gmail.com> > _______________________________________________ > Python-ideas mailing list -- python-ideas@python.org > To unsubscribe send an email to python-ideas-le...@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/python-ideas.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/archives/list/python-ideas@python.org/message/KMYPF7RKDUHHXLPELA2RZC7TSPUWSHNU/ > Code of Conduct: http://python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > -- --Guido van Rossum (python.org/~guido) *Pronouns: he/him **(why is my pronoun here?)* <http://feministing.com/2015/02/03/how-using-they-as-a-singular-pronoun-can-change-the-world/>
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