char(8) vs char8

This was an unexpected difference between these two types and I wonder
if it was meant to be this way.  Previously, a char8 field with the
string 'abc' would return 'abc' as expected.  Now, with char(8), I get
back 'abc     ' instead.  You can see this with my PygreSQL module
or the C interface (which my module uses, of course.)  This causes a
lot of my programs to break.

I have made a quick change to my Python module to handle this.  Should
I clean it up or can I expect the behaviour to go back the way it was?

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