getting unicode right in python - nick's blog
Getting unicode right in Python
Posted by Nick Johnson | Filed under python, text, unicode, rant
Yup, I'm back from holidays! Apologies to everyone for the delayed return - it's taking me a long while to catch up on everything that built up while I was away.
Proper text processing - specifically, correct …
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