Unicode support in Django and Feedjack
(ǝʇısqǝʍ dılɟ ǝpoɔıun ǝɥʇ ɟo dlǝɥ ǝɥʇ ɥʇıʍ ǝlqıssod uǝǝq sɐɥ ʇsod sıɥʇ)
˙ʇı ɥʇıʍ sɯǝlqoɹd ǝʌɐɥ noʎ ɟı ʍouʞ ǝɯ ʇǝl ˙ǝʇıs oƃuɐɾp ǝɥʇ uı ʇsılʞɔǝɥɔ ƃuıʇɹod ǝɥʇ ɥʇıʍ ʎsɐǝ ʎɹǝʌ sɐʍ ʇı ˙ʇı ʇɹoddns oʇ ǝƃuɐɥɔ ǝlqıʇɐdɯoɔuı spɹɐʍʞɔɐq ʇsɹıɟ (ʞuıɥʇ ı) ǝɥʇ ƃuıʇıɯɯoɔ ɯɐ ı os ‘ʞɔɐɾpǝǝɟ ɟo uoısɹǝʌ ʇsǝʇɐl ǝɥʇ ǝʞoɹq ǝpɐɹƃdn sıɥʇ
˙(ʇıɯɯoɔ ʇɐɥʇ ɟo ǝzıs ǝɥʇ ʇɐ ʞool ʇsnɾ) ɥɔuɐɹq sıɥʇ uı ʞɹoʍ ƃuızɐɯɐ sıɥ ɹoɟ ʞɔıuuıpǝɹʇ ɯloɔlɐɯ oʇ sopnʞ ˙ʇɹoddns ǝpoɔıun ʇɐǝɹƃ sɐɥ ‘sǝƃɐnƃuɐl ɹǝɥʇo ǝʞılun ‘uoɥʇʎd ǝsnɐɔǝq ǝlqıssod ƃuıɥʇǝɯos ‘ǝɹɐʍɐ ǝpoɔıun ʎlʇǝldɯoɔ ʇoƃ oƃuɐɾp oƃɐ sʎɐp ǝɯos
Some days ago Django got completly Unicode aware, something possible because Python, unlike other languages, has great Unicode support. Kudos to Malcolm Tredinnick for his amazing work in this branch (just look at the size of that commit).
This upgrade broke the latest version of Feedjack, so I am commiting the (I think) first backwards incompatible change to support it. It was very easy with the Porting Checklist in the Django site. Let me know if you have problems with it.
(this post has been possible with the help of the Unicode Flip website)
July 9th, 2007 at 9:27 am
You know, trying to read this thing backwards and upside down is stupid. I won’t be coming here if the feed isn’t something I can read next time.
July 9th, 2007 at 10:05 am
@Anon:
That is why I included the “normal” text in the post. This was just a unicode-related joke, which I think was in topic with the subject of the post.
July 10th, 2007 at 1:39 pm
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July 10th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
tabo: it was a funny and very “à propos” joke :) and thanks for the good work
July 11th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Chevere!, salvo que Chichaplanet aun no es unicode-aware :-P
July 12th, 2007 at 1:05 am
ich:
Fixed, it was a META (in caps) from google webmaster central.
July 12th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
Hi tabo! I’m sure you remember me - (hint: airc).
This is the first time I have seen the Unicode Flip website - thanks for sharing, it’s something I’ll have to read more about.
Unlike the anonymous person, it was funny trying to read it!
November 22nd, 2007 at 4:35 pm
http://mobbing-gegner.de/planet/tag/brandst%C3%A4tter/ que passa, que occurre?
busco una solucion :(
gracias