[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Learn something every day. I take it "646" is an alias for "ascii" (or vice > versa)?
Usage of "646" as an alias for ASCII is primarily a Sun invention. When ASCII became an international standard, its standard number became ISO/IEC 646:1968. It's not *quite* the same as ASCII, as it leaves a certain number of code points unassigned that ASCII defines (most notably, the dollar sign, and the square and curly braces). What Sun means is probably the "International Reference Version" of ISO 646, which is (now) identical to ASCII. Regards, Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
