[Python-Dev] Decoding incomplete unicode

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Wed Aug 25 07:54:03 CEST 2004


Walter Dörwald wrote:
> If a tuple is passed and returned this makes it possible
> from Python code to mangle the state. IMHO this should be
> avoided if possible.

Not necessarily. We are all consenting adults. So if the
code checks whether the state is sane, from a typing point
of view, i.e. if you can't crash the interpreter, then there
is no need to hide the state from the user.

Regards,
Martin


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