[Just van Rossum] > ... > Defaulting to Latin-1 is the only logical choice, no matter how > western-culture-centric this may seem. Indeed, if someone from an inferior culture wants to chime in, let them find Python-Dev with their own beady little eyes <wink>. western-culture-is-better-than-none-&-at-least-*we*-understand-it-ly y'rs - tim