[Python-Dev] Internationalization Toolkit

[M.-A. Lemburg]

"Fred L. Drake, Jr." wrote:
> 
> M.-A. Lemburg writes:
>  > The abbreviation BOM is quite common w/r to Unicode.
> 
>   Yes: "w/r to Unicode".  In sys, it's out of context and should
> receive a more descriptive name.  I think using BOM in unicodec is
> good.

Guido proposed to add it to sys. I originally had it defined in
unicodec.

Perhaps a sys.endian would be more appropriate for sys
with values 'little' and 'big' or '<' and '>' to be conform
to the struct module.

unicodec could then define unicodec.bom depending on the setting
in sys.

-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
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