alt pc<->opt mac key translation

[Fredrik Lundh]

Christopher Smith wrote:
> I checked out the unicode.org web site and downloaded some of the key maps
> but am not sure I am interpreting them correctly.  e.g.  I have a file that
> I know someone type alt-0218 in; on the mac this looks like a capital U
> with an accent; in the unicode tables this character has code 00DA, not
> 0218.

hints:

>>> hex(218)
'0xda'
>>> 0xDA
218

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