I still use Python 2.7 and all I need with strings is UTF-8 byte string nowadays in Japan. If you read Japanese, read the following blog to know the current cir

I still use Python 2.7 and all I need with strings is UTF-8 byte string nowadays in Japan. If you read Japanese, read the following blog to know the current circumstances: https://note.mu/ruiu/n/nc9d93a45c2ec https://note.mu/ruiu/n/nc9d93a45c2ec And note that Golang is getting popular in Japan, which uses UTF-8 byte strings solely. Python 2.7 with byte strings as default has a good chance to evolve into a more elegant language :-)