[Python-Dev] test_support.have_unicode

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Tue Mar 18 15:25:51 CET 2008


> About two months ago I fixed the most critical bugs but the unicode free 
> build is treated like a poor cousin at best. It's neither actively 
> developed nor tested in regular intervals. IMO it's a deprecation candiate.

In the sense that 3k won't support it anymore - certainly.

In the sense that it will be removed in 2.7: Why?

I'd rather say it's unmaintained, not deprecated.

Regards,
Martin


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