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Author	pitrou
Recipients	Alexander.Pyhalov, ezio.melotti, pitrou, r.david.murray, vstinner
Date	2013-12-22.15:03:51
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Message-id	<1387724631.79.0.117145851741.issue20049@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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As to whether we will add a workaround for this in Python: - Python follows POSIX correctly here, and no issue was reported in mainstream OSes such as Linux, OS X or the *BSDs - this only exists in 2.7, which is in extended maintenance mode (it's the last of the 2.x series, and will probably stopped being maintained in a few years); Python 3.x doesn't have this issue - IllumOS is a rather niche OS that none of us is using, so adding a system-specific workaround doesn't sound very compelling Thanks for reporting, though. It's good to be reminded that locales and ctype.h are a rather lousy design :-)

As to whether we will add a workaround for this in Python:

- Python follows POSIX correctly here, and no issue was reported in mainstream OSes such as Linux, OS X or the *BSDs

- this only exists in 2.7, which is in extended maintenance mode (it's the last of the 2.x series, and will probably stopped being maintained in a few years); Python 3.x doesn't have this issue

- IllumOS is a rather niche OS that none of us is using, so adding a system-specific workaround doesn't sound very compelling

Thanks for reporting, though. It's good to be reminded that locales and ctype.h are a rather lousy design :-)

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2013-12-22 15:03:51	pitrou	set	messageid: <1387724631.79.0.117145851741.issue20049@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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