[Python-Dev] unicode character name patch status

[Bill Tutt]

I was all set to integrate the \N{...} support into the Unicode-escape
encoding, and dynamically load the hash table data in on demand, but
dynload_aix only cares about module entry points and won't let you specify
an explicit function name.

Ugh. So, its question and answer time folks:
1)	If we can't dynamically load the hash table data, is it that big of
a deal?
		Probably only for WinCE, palm pilot, etc, and they already
have patches against CVS.
2)	Or, should I just have a separate encoding?

I'd prefer to pick option #1 since Perl natively supports the syntax in
their strings. The data is all constant read/only data that will be mmapped
directly from the binary, so it only effects working set if the feature is
used.

Barry, Greg, Guido?
The only feedback I got last time I submitted the patch was from MAL, it'd
help if some other folks would comment on it.

Thanks,
Bill