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1. Daniel Kinzler Python

   !python #quirk: "%s, %s" % (a, b) fails if a is unicode and b is str and b contrains non-ascii chars. it works if both are str! #wtf

   Wednesday, 11-Aug-10 10:13:48 UTC from web
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   • Nicolas Évrard Python

     @brightbyte it's not a bug it's a feature ! !python tries to learn you NOT TO mix unicode and st

     Wednesday, 11-Aug-10 10:16:57 UTC
   • Roberto Alsina Python

     @brightbyte try using u"%s, %s" like a good boy. !python

     Wednesday, 11-Aug-10 12:19:26 UTC
   • Marc Rintsch Roberto Alsina

     @ralsina That still fails when b contains non-ascii. So @brighbyte has to learn about unicode anyway.

     Wednesday, 11-Aug-10 12:46:08 UTC
   • Markus Stumpf Python , Roberto Alsina

     @ralsina wont work either !python try: a=unicode("a"); b="ä"; print u"%s %s" % (a,b)

     Wednesday, 11-Aug-10 12:54:30 UTC
   • Roberto Alsina Marc Rintsch

     @bj did you try it? It works: http://is.gd/ecWjE -- The u"%s %s" means both are coerced to unicode when interpolated, so there's no problem.

     Wednesday, 11-Aug-10 12:55:28 UTC
   • Roberto Alsina Markus Stumpf

     @maex Oh, a is unicode and b is a non-ascii str! I got them the other way around! !python

     Wednesday, 11-Aug-10 12:56:19 UTC
   • Daniel Kinzler Roberto Alsina

     @ralsina tried u"%s %s", did no good. even more confusing. anyway, doing everything in u and encoding the whole s at the very end works.

     Wednesday, 11-Aug-10 16:02:55 UTC