>> Python uses the 7-bit ASCII character set for program text and string
>> literals. 8-bit characters may be used in string literals and
>> comments but their interpretation is platform dependent; the proper
>> way to insert 8-bit characters in string literals is by using octal
>> or hexadecimal escape sequences.
mal> It's a fact of life that users don't read reference manuals, but
mal> simply write programs and feel good if they happen to work :-)
Perhaps a warning should be emitted by the compiler if a plain string
literal is found that contains 8-bit characters. Better yet, perhaps Neal
can add this to PyChecker if he hasn't already...
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