Am 19.12.2012 16:01, schrieb Stefan Krah: > The uppercase ß isn't really needed, since ß does not occur at the beginning > of a word. As far as I know, most Germans wouldn't even know that it has > existed at some point or how to write it.
I think Python 3.3+ is using uppercase mapping (uc) instead of simple upper case (suc). Some background: The old German Fractur has three variants of the letter S: capital s: S long s: ſ round s: s. ß is a ligature of ſs. ſ is usually used at the beginning or middle of a syllable while s is used at the end of a syllable. Compare Wachſtube (Wach-Stube == guard room) to Wachstube (Wachs-Tube == tube of wax). :) Christian -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
