Add functions to get the width in columns of a character

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3.15 topic-unicode type-feature
BPO 12568
Nosy @malemburg, @loewis, @terryjreedy, @vstinner, @benjaminp, @ezio-melotti, @merwok, @bitdancer, @serhiy-storchaka, @Vermeille, @ishigoya, @bianjp
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  • locale_width.patch
  • width.py
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
closed_at = <Date 2018-11-08.21:45:08.936>
created_at = <Date 2011-07-14.22:43:56.356>
labels = ['type-feature', '3.8', 'expert-unicode']
title = 'Add functions to get the width in columns of a character'
updated_at = <Date 2018-11-08.21:45:08.934>
user = 'https://github.com/vstinner'

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2018-11-08.21:45:08.934>
actor = 'vstinner'
assignee = 'none'
closed = True
closed_date = <Date 2018-11-08.21:45:08.936>
closer = 'vstinner'
components = ['Unicode']
creation = <Date 2011-07-14.22:43:56.356>
creator = 'vstinner'
dependencies = []
files = ['23401', '24773']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 12568
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 39.0
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nosy_count = 19.0
nosy_names = ['lemburg', 'loewis', 'terry.reedy', 'vstinner', 'benjamin.peterson', 'ezio.melotti', 'eric.araujo', 'Arfrever', 'r.david.murray', 'inigoserna', 'zeha', 'poq', 'Nicholas.Cole', 'tchrist', 'serhiy.storchaka', 'Socob', 'Guillaume Sanchez', 'ishigoya', 'bianjp']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = 'wont fix'
stage = 'resolved'
status = 'closed'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue12568'
versions = ['Python 3.8']

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