Python 2.4.3 (#3, Jun 4 2006, 09:19:30)
[GCC 4.0.0 20050519 (Red Hat 4.0.0-8)] on linux2
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>>> import locale
>>> def key(s):
... locale.setlocale(locale.LC_COLLATE, 'en_US.utf8')
... return locale.strxfrm(s.encode('utf8'))
...
>>> first=key(u'maupassant guy')
>>> first==key(u'maupassant guy')
False
>>> first
'\x18\x0c \x1b\x0c\x1e\x1e\x0c\x19\x1f\x12
$\x01\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x01\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x01\xf5\xb79'
>>> key(u'maupassant guy')
'\x18\x0c \x1b\x0c\x1e\x1e\x0c\x19\x1f\x12
$\x01\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x08\x01\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x02\x01\xb5'
>>>
May be this is enough for a sort order but I need to be able to catch
equals too. Any hints/explanations?
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