Ned Batchelder <n...@nedbatchelder.com>: > I see what you mean about JSON, but you are mistaken about HTTP and > XML. Neither of them dictates the encoding of the data, and both of > them offer ways to declare the encoding. This means XML parsers must > be prepared for many different encodings.
You can rest assured that the line GET / HTTP/1.1<CR><LF> is strictly 8-bit ASCII. I was intentionally exaggerating about XML, but I have yet to encounter non-UTF-8 XML in the wild. Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
