[Python-Dev] Unicode 5.1.0

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Mon Aug 25 21:04:40 CEST 2008


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On Aug 25, 2008, at 1:53 PM, Fredrik Lundh wrote:

> Barry Warsaw wrote:
>
>> I agree.  This seriously feels like new, potentially high risk code  
>> to be adding this late in the game.  The BDFL can always override,  
>> but unless someone is really convincing that this is low risk high  
>> benefit, I'd vote no for 2.6/3.0.
>
> at least two Unicode experts have stated that they don't think the  
> changes are that important.  determining exactly what the changes to  
> the *core* character database was the whole point of my offer to  
> tinker with this.

You don't mean the experts claimed they weren't important, right?   
Unimportant changes definitely don't need to go in now <wink>.

- -Barry

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