Benefits of unicode identifiers (was: Allow additional separator in identifiers)

[Karsten Hilbert]

On Thu, Nov 23, 2017 at 08:46:01PM +0100, Thomas Jollans wrote:

> > I mean for a real practical situation - for example for an average
> > Python programmer or someone who seeks a programmer job.
> > And who does not have a 500-key keyboard, 
> 
> I don't think it's too much to ask for a programmer to have the
> technology and expertise necessary to type their own language in its
> proper alphabet.

Surely, but it can make reusing code a nightmare.

Using function arguments written in Thai script ?

Understanding, let alone being able to read, code written in Arabic ?

No, thanks.

Karsten
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