Grapheme clusters, a.k.a.real characters

[Rick Johnson]

On Friday, July 14, 2017 at 2:40:43 AM UTC-5, Chris Angelico wrote:
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> IMO the Python str type is adequate as a core data type. What we may
> need, though, is additional utility functions, eg:
> 
> * unicodedata.grapheme_clusters(str) - split str into a sequence of
> grapheme clusters
> * pango.get_text_extents(str) - measure the pixel dimensions of a line of text
> * platform.punish_user() - issue a platform-dependent response (such
> as an electric shock, a whack with a 2x4, or a dropped anvil) on
> someone who has just misunderstood Unicode again
> * socket.punish_user() - as above, but to the user at the opposite end
> of a socket

Chris's violent nature is obviously due to him watching so
many looney tunes episodes, that he believes an anvil to the
head causes no damage. This is not a cartoon Chris!