Re: Invalid UTF-8

On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 13:56 -0700, William Spitzak wrote:
> > I would not object _in principle_ for extending YAML in that direction,
> > _given_ such a mechanism became somewhat mature/acceptable (e.g., a
> > clear definition somewhere, adoption by some tools such as Java, iconv,
> > Unicode processing libraries), etc. I'd be _very_ wary of blazing the
> > trail here.
> 
> I agree with this. However I do want to make sure that people 
> acknowledge the problem. Trying to "solve" it by defining the problem as 
> non-existent is pointless and burying your heads in the sand.

Oh, there's no argument the problem is real. I'd love for someone to
extend PEP383 and establish some "semi portable" ground rules we could
adopt. In the meanwhile, this is definitely something we should keep and
eye on and consider again if/when we discuss YAML 1.3/2.0.

Have fun,

    Oren Ben-Kiki


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