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[Python-Dev] Python and the Unicode Character Database

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> The former ensures that literals in code are always readable; the later
> allows users to enter numbers in their own number system. How could that
> be a bad thing?

It's YAGNI, feature bloat. It gives the illusion of supporting something
that actually isn't supported very well (namely, parsing local number
strings). I claim that there is no meaningful application
of this feature.

Regards,
Martin

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