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/ codepoint-equiv.py
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December 13, 2022 22:49
Script illustrating that Python 3.8 (through 3.11 at least) compares strings by comparing code points. Shows NFC and NFD can be used to normalize the strings for Unicode equivalence.
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| #!/usr/bin/env python | |
| """Illustration of Unicode equivalence in Python 3.8+""" | |
| from unicodedata import normalize | |
| # Both variables represent "Françoise" but use different forms. | |
| print("# Code") | |
| # print(r'n1 = "pr\u00e9nom"') # prénom | |
| # print(r'n2 = "pr\u0065\u0301nom"') # prénom | |
| print(r'n1 = "Fran\u00e7oise"') # Françoise |