[Python-Dev] unicode alphanumerics

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> 
> mal wrote:
> > >     Py_UNICODE_ISLOWER ||
> > >     Py_UNICODE_ISUPPER ||
> > >     Py_UNICODE_ISTITLE ||
> > >     Py_UNICODE_ISDIGIT
> >
> > This will give you all cased chars along with all digits;
> > it ommits the non-cased ones.
> 
> but of course...
> 
> > It's a good start, but probably won't cover the full range
> > of letters + numbers.
> >
> > Perhaps we need another table for isalpha in unicodectype.c ?
> > (Or at least one which defines all non-cased letters.)
> 
> +1 from me (SRE needs this, and it doesn't really make much
> sense to add unicode tables to SRE just because the built-in
> ones are slightly incomplete...)
> 
> how about this plan:
> 
> -- you add a Py_UNICODE_ALPHA to unicodeobject.h asap,
>    which does exactly that (or I can do that, if you prefer).
>    (and maybe even a Py_UNICODE_ALNUM)

Ok, I'll add Py_UNICODE_ISALPHA and Py_UNICODE_ISALNUM
(first with approximations of the sort you give above and
later with true implementations using tables in unicodectype.c)
on Monday... gotta run now.
 
> -- I change SRE to use that asap.
> 
> -- you, I, or someone else add a better implementation,
>    some other day.
> 
> </F>

Nice weekend :)
-- 
Marc-Andre Lemburg
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