Extend unicodedata with a name/pattern/regex search for character entity references?

[Veek 'this_is_not_my_name' M]

Veek 'this_is_not_my_name' M wrote:

> Rustom Mody wrote:
> 
>> On Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 5:25:48 PM UTC+5:30, Veek. M wrote:
>>> https://mail.python.org/pipermail//python-ideas/2014-October/029630.htm
>>> 
>>> Wanted to know if the above link idea, had been implemented and if
>>> there's a module that accepts a pattern like 'cap' and give you all
>>> the instances of unicode 'CAP' characters.
>>>  ⋂ \bigcap
>>>  ⊓ \sqcap
>>>  ∩ \cap
>>>  ♑ \capricornus
>>>  ⪸ \succapprox
>>>  ⪷ \precapprox
>>> 
>>> (above's from tex)
>>> 
>>> I found two useful modules in this regard: unicode_tex, unicodedata
>>> but unicodedata is a builtin which does not do globs, regexs - so
>>> it's kind of limiting in nature.
>>> 
>>> Would be nice if you could search html/xml character entity
>>> references as well.
>> 
>> [Not exactly an answer]
>> 
>> I use a number of things for such
>> 1. Google
>> 2. Xah Lee’s excellent pages which often fit my brain better than
>> wikipedia:
>>    http://xahlee.info/comp/unicode_index.html
>> 3. emacs’ function ucs-insert recently renamed to insert-char
>>    ie [In emacs] Type Alt-x insert-char
>>    After that some kind of TAB-globbing (case-insensitive) works
>>    I wont try with Cap (because the number of *CAPITAL* is in
>>    thousands!) eg alphaTAB gives nothing. However *alphaTAB gives a
>>    bunch. Narrow to "greek alpha"TAB and you get a bunch
>> 
>> 
>> The fact that we should have a series of levels for char-input from
>> most general and unergonomic (google) to most specific and ergonomic
>> (special purpose keyboard) Ive tried to talk of as 7 levels near end
>> of http://blog.languager.org/2015/01/unicode-and-universe.html
> 
> 
> got dengu - i'm dead
sorry false alarm, but i was sick enough to be awol