[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Mark Lawrence
New submission from Mark Lawrence: For http://docs.python.org/howto/unicode.html (that's Python 2.7.3) and http://docs.python.org/release/3.1.5/howto/unicode.html the first paragraph states (This HOWTO has not yet been updated to cover the 3.x versions of Python.). I suggest this is changed

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Chris Jerdonek
Chris Jerdonek added the comment: I wonder why the note must be there at all. None of the 2.x docs have been updated to cover the 3.x versions of Python. Otherwise, every 2.x page could use such a disclaimer. Here is where the note was added: http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/bdef454f7212

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence added the comment: I'd happily settle on seeing this historical note removed from the 2.7.3 docs. I'm unsure about the best approach for 3.1.5. Who's done the most work on unicode to answer this one, someone working on #16061 possibly? --

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Martin v . Löwis
Martin v. Löwis added the comment: I don't think there is a need to update the 3.1.x version of the documentation in that respect. -- nosy: +loewis versions: +Python 3.3, Python 3.4 -Python 3.1 ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Martin v . Löwis
Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Before the disclaimer can be removed, all statements of the document should be reviewed. From a shallow glance, the section on Python 2.x's support should be changed to Python's support. The reference to Marc-Andre Lemburg's presentation should be removed,

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence added the comment: See also #4153 -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16227 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Ezio Melotti
Changes by Ezio Melotti ezio.melo...@gmail.com: -- components: +Unicode nosy: +ezio.melotti ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16227 ___

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Chris Jerdonek
Chris Jerdonek added the comment: I don't think there is a need to update the 3.1.x version of the documentation in that respect. versions: +Python 3.3, Python 3.4 -Python 3.1 This issue was just about the 2.7 version. 3.x doesn't contain the language mentioned by the original commenter.

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Chris Jerdonek
Chris Jerdonek added the comment: 3.x doesn't contain the language mentioned by the original commenter. 3.2 onwards I mean. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16227 ___

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Martin v . Löwis
Martin v. Löwis added the comment: Ah, I missed that. I'm skeptical that the proposed change is an improvement - how would the reader know how to find version 1.12 of the document? I'm also skeptical that removal of the note in 2.7 is useful: people finding the document in Google would

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Chris Jerdonek
Chris Jerdonek added the comment: That proposal sounds fine to me. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16227 ___ ___ Python-bugs-list

[issue16227] Change unicode howtos as misleading

2012-10-14 Thread Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence added the comment: The mvl proposal fine by me too, thanks guys. -- ___ Python tracker rep...@bugs.python.org http://bugs.python.org/issue16227 ___ ___