martin v löwis qpnyslvloewisde think standard repertoire based unicode may confusing issue standard repertoire mean pythons show characters way based unicode intended mean looking tr36 tr39 picking repertoires dont think either tr36 tr39 applicable identifier syntax may various symbols whatnot string also rendered asis escaping repr achieve unambiguity achieve printability regards martin _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom fri 08 aug 2008 083448 0200 python3000 displaying strings containing unicode escapes