Petr Prikryl wrote: > Would this break any existing code? Yes, it would break code which currently contains
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- and also contains byte string literals. Notice that there is an alternative form of the UTF-8 declaration: if the Python file starts with an UTF-8 signature (BOM), then it is automatically considered as UTF-8, with no explicit conding:-declaration required. Set IDLE's Options/General/Default Source Encoding to UTF-8 to have IDLE automatically use the UTF-8 signature when saving files with non-ASCII characters. As for dropping the u prefix on string literals: Just try the -U option of the interpreter some time, which makes all string literals Unicode. If you manage to get the standard library working this way, you won't need a per-file decision anymore: just start your program with 'python -U'. Regards, Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
