[I18n-sig] Unicode surrogates: just say no!

Tim Peters tim@digicool.com
Thu, 28 Jun 2001 12:40:29 -0400


[Tim]
> But there's a HUGE difference.  The xrange() behaviors we're
> seeking to shed have been documented for years.

[Guido]
> Oh yeah?  Where?

Same place as \U surrogates:  in the c.l.py archives <wink>.  Well, I take
that back:  while any number of bizarre xrange tricks have been posted over
the years, I don't think I ever saw a surrogate literal example before this
thread.

'twas-news-to-me-but-then-so-was-80%-of-what-xrange-did-ly y'rs  - tim