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PEP 393 - Flexible String Representation
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What's New In Python 3.3
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Description
Since we're using the C# string as our string there's no way to differentiate between a surrogate pair and a "wide" unicode character (e.g. "\uDBFF\uDFFF" and "\U0010FFFF" are not equal in Python but they are equal in C#).
References:
- https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.3.html#pep-393-flexible-string-representation
- https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0393/
Related PR: #251
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Research direction
Start by reading the PEP 393 and Python 3.3 references in the issue, then inspect related PR #251 for the existing direction. Done should mean IronPython can distinguish a surrogate pair such as "\uDBFF\uDFFF" from the equivalent wide Unicode character "\U0010FFFF" as Python does.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100