Re: Python & unicode

P_at_draigBrady.com
Date: 01/11/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 10:21:16 +0000

Michel Claveau - abstraction méta-galactique non triviale en fuite
perpétuelle. wrote:
> Hi !
>
> If Python is Ok with Unicode, why the next script not run ?
>
> # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
>
> def режим(toto):
> return(toto*3)

Because the coding is only supported in string literals.
But I'm not sure exactly why. It would be nice to do:

import math
Ï€ = math.pi 

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