[issue12729] Python lib re cannot handle Unicode properly due to narrow/wide bug

[Guido van Rossum]

Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> added the comment:

> So the codec should allow for both public and private use.

IIUC we have (or are planning) codecs that support the private use.
They are not called "utf-8" though.

----------

_______________________________________
Python tracker <report at bugs.python.org>
<http://bugs.python.org/issue12729>
_______________________________________