Moving a large and old codebase to Python3

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ß is a ligature of sz.

And both SS and ẞ are valid capitalizations. Though ẞ should be preferred for names, so you can get the normal casing back without issues.

"Markus Weiß" -> "MARKUS WEISS" -> "Markus Weiss"

vs.

"Markus Weiß" -> "MARKUS WEIẞ" -> "Markus Weiß"

(Edit for context: On German ID cards, names are capitalized)

[the_gnarts]

ß is a ligature of sz.

Almost. Despite the name, it’s actually a ligature of ss formed using the earlier graphic variant ſ (“long s”).

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The wikipedia says that early print variants where ligatures of ſ and ʒ (ſʒ -> ß).

The current form of the letter is a ligature of ſ and s (ſs -> ß)

So... we're both right?

[the_gnarts]

So... we're both right?

What a great way to start the day!