[Python-Dev] urllib.quote and unquote - Unicode issues

["Martin v. Löwis"]

>> Implement IRIs if you want non-ASCII characters; the rules are much clearer
> for these.
> 
> I think most people would expect something which works with the current World
> Wide Web rather than a rigorous implementation of a specific RFC. Implementing
> RFCs is fine but it does not magically eliminate all problems, especially when
> the RFCs themselves are not in sync with real-world usage.

Why do you think implementing IRIs would not work with the current World
Wide Web? IRIs are *made* for the current World Wide Web. Applications
desiring to work in the current World Wide Web would then, of course,
need to use the IRI library.

Regards,
Martin