[3.7] bpo-36502: Correct documentation of str.isspace() (GH-15019) (GH-15296)#15332
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…ythonGH-15296) The documented definition was much broader than the real one: there are tons of characters with general category "Other", and we don't (and shouldn't) treat most of them as whitespace. Rewrite the definition to agree with the comment on _PyUnicode_IsWhitespace, and with the logic in makeunicodedata.py, which is what generates that function and so ultimately governs. Add suitable breadcrumbs so that a reader who wants to pin down exactly what this definition means (what's a "bidirectional class" of "B"?) can do so. The `unicodedata` module documentation is an appropriate central place for our references to Unicode's own copious documentation, so point there. Also add to the isspace() test a thorough check that the implementation agrees with the intended definition. (cherry picked from commit 8c1c426) Co-authored-by: Greg Price <[email protected]>
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The documented definition was much broader than the real one:
there are tons of characters with general category "Other",
and we don't (and shouldn't) treat most of them as whitespace.
Rewrite the definition to agree with the comment on
_PyUnicode_IsWhitespace, and with the logic in makeunicodedata.py,
which is what generates that function and so ultimately governs.
Add suitable breadcrumbs so that a reader who wants to pin down
exactly what this definition means (what's a "bidirectional class"
of "B"?) can do so. The
unicodedatamodule documentation is anappropriate central place for our references to Unicode's own copious
documentation, so point there.
Also add to the isspace() test a thorough check that the
implementation agrees with the intended definition.
(cherry picked from commit 8c1c426)
Co-authored-by: Greg Price [email protected]
https://bugs.python.org/issue36502