[jira] Commented: (THRIFT-395) Python library + compiler does not support unicode strings

["Nathan Marz (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Nathan Marz commented on THRIFT-395:
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We're constantly running into this issue at BackType. Python Thrift is just plain broken right now because of this issue, and lots of people are having problems. Since it sounds like we're not all going to agree on the "best" approach, I vote for applying Jonathan's patch and opening a new issue where we can debate "the right way". Even if Jonathan's patch isn't the "right way", it's a hell of a lot better than the current state of things.

> Python library + compiler does not support unicode strings
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: THRIFT-395
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/THRIFT-395
>             Project: Thrift
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Compiler (Python), Library (Python)
>            Reporter: Jonathan Ellis
>            Assignee: Jonathan Ellis
>             Fix For: 0.4
>
>         Attachments: 0001-python-Minor-cleanup-of-protocols-don-t-use-str.patch, 0002-THRIFT-395.-python-Phase-One-of-support-for-unicode.patch, 0003-THRIFT-395.-python-Phase-Two-of-support-for-unicode.patch, 0004-python-Remove-ridiculous-semicolons-from-gen-code.patch, python-utf8-v2.patch, python-utf8.patch
>
>
> Effectively, all strings in the python bindings are treated as binary strings -- no encoding/decoding to UTF-8 is done.  So if a unicode object is passed to a (regular, non-binary) string, an exception is raised.

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