Message 65573 - Python tracker

>  If you do want to have this more flexible, then make the encoding used
>  by unicode_repr() adjustable, turn the existing code into a codec (e.g.
>  "unicode-repr") and leave it setup as default.

Turning code in unicode_repr() into a codec is good idea. I'll write two
codecs(existing repr and new Unicode friendly codec) and post a revised
patch later.