glob.glob unicode bug or feature

From: Elbert Lev (elbertlev_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: 31 Jul 2004 08:12:50 -0700

#Here is the script
#Python 2.3 on W2K

import glob

name = glob.glob(u"./*.mp3")[0]
print type(name)
name = glob.glob(u"*.mp3")[0]
print type(name)

##OUTPUT##
#<type 'unicode'>
#<type 'str'>

#Is this a bug, or a feature? I beleve it's a bug.

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