[Python-bugs-list] [Bug #113829] hasattr() doesn't accept Unicode strings

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Bug #113829, was updated on 2000-Sep-07 14:28
Here is a current snapshot of the bug.

Project: Python
Category: Core
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Bug Group: None
Priority: 5
Summary: hasattr() doesn't accept Unicode strings  

Details: hasattr(), getattr(), and doubtless other built-in functions don't accept Unicode strings at all:
>>> import sys
>>> hasattr(sys, u'abc')
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: hasattr, argument 2: expected string, unicode found

Questions raised by GvR:
There are probably a bunch of things that need to be changed before
this works though; getattr() c.s. require a string, then call
PyObject_GetAttr() which also checks for a string unless the object
supports tp_getattro -- but that's only true for classes and
instances.
 
Also, should we convert the string to 8-bit, or should we allow
Unicode attribute names?
 
It seems there's no easy fix -- better address this after 2.0 is
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