According to Stephen Lindholm:

[`ShortStr' or `ShortString'?] How about supporting both?

Since PEP and Delphi agree that this is called `ShortString', I conclude that we should use that, too.

However it will take some time until it will be implemented: All string types must be compatible with each other in assignments, comparisions, etc., and all string routines will have to accept all sorts of strings. (Well ... at least some of them will accept all sorts; others might be okay to support EP's long strings only.)

Peter

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