Get warning for python string literals not having 'u' prefix

Question

To follow the best practices for Unicode in python , you must prefix all string literals of characters with 'u'. Is there any tool (preferably PyDev compatible) that warns if you forget it?

Answer 1

you must prefix all string literals with 'u'

No, not at all.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

A KennyTM comment should be posted as an answer:

from __future__ import unicode_literals

This future declaration can be used in Python 2.6 and 2.7 and includes Python 3 string syntax, so unsigned string literals are Unicode strings, and byte arrays require a prefix b.