[Disclaimer: I don't mean to stir this up again. It's just that I said I would ask around--so here are the results, for what they're worth.]
I asked python-dev about the feature where Python can optionally be compiled for UTF-16 or UTF-32. Guido van Rossum, Marc-Andre Lemburg, and Martin v. Löwis replied. These are the key Unicode people for Python. Apparently experience has not led to enlightenment, or at least not the same enlightenment for everyone. There's one "no" vote, one "yes, mainly for political reasons" vote, and one indifferent. http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-March/072316.html http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-March/072319.html http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2007-March/072328.html GvR considers multiple string implementations "unlikely to happen" in Python, as a practical matter. -j _______________________________________________ r6rs-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.r6rs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/r6rs-discuss
