PEP263 (Specifying encoding) and bytecode strings

[Peter Hansen]

Tony Meyer wrote:
> 
> As per PEP 0263 [1], Python 2.3b1 gives out a depreciation warning if
> non-ascii chars are used and there isn't a specific encoding on the
> file.

Just a nit to pick:  it's "deprecation", not "depreciation".  It's
pronounced and spelled differently, and although several online 
dictionaries seem to consider the two to be synonyms, I believe it's
fair to say that in the computer world they are used in very clear
and different ways.

-Peter