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> From: eryksun <eryk...@gmail.com> > To: tutor@python.org > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:28 AM > Subject: Re: [Tutor] why is unichr(sys.maxunicode) blank? > > On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 11:06 PM, Dave Angel <da...@davea.name> wrote: >> One tool that can help is the name function in module unicodedata >> >> >>> import unicodedata >> >>> unicodedata.name(u'\xb0') >> 'DEGREE SIGN' >> >> If you try that on the values near sys.maxunicode you get an exception: >> ValueError: no such name > > There's no name since the code point isn't assigned, but the category > is defined: > > >>> unicodedata.category(u'\U0010FFFD') > 'Co' > >>> unicodedata.category(u'\U0010FFFE') > 'Cn' > >>> unicodedata.category(u'\U0010FFFF') > 'Cn' > > 'Co' is the private use category, and 'Cn' is for codes that > aren't assigned. Thank you. That unicodedata module is very handy sometimes (and crucial for regexes, sometimes). I rarely use it but I should have remembered it. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
