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[Python-Dev] Named Unicode Characters

[Python-Dev] Named Unicode Characters [Python-Dev] Named Unicode CharactersGuido van Rossum guido@beopen.com
Wed, 28 Jun 2000 15:27:43 -0500
> I've just checked in the patches by Bill Tutt, which add
> support for \N{NAMED UNICODE CHARACTERS}. The new escape
> code is available per default in the standard unicode-escape
> codec. The (big) hash table needed to drive the mapping
> is loaded on demand to reduce memory overhead.
> 
> The patch also includes a new tool called perfecthash which
> is used to generate the hash table (and function) from 
> names to ordinals. I'm sure this can be of use in other
> areas too... but it needs some more work to become more
> generic (currently you have to edit the source code to generate
> other mapping modules).
> 
> Thanks to Bill Tutt -- this is great work !

Thanks Bill and Marc-Andre!

I've closed the patch in SF now.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)



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