Re: Handling Special characters in python

Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Date	2013-01-01 20:46 -0800
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Subject	Re: Handling Special characters in python
From	anilkumar.dannina@gmail.com
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On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 12:00:06 AM UTC+5:30, Chris Rebert wrote:
> On Jan 1, 2013 3:41 AM, <anilkuma...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I am facing one issue in my module. I am gathering data from sql server database. In the data that I got from db contains special characters like "endash". Python was taking it as "\x96". I require the same character(endash). How can I perform that. Can you please help me in resolving this issue.
> 
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> 1. What library are you using to access the database?
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> 2. To confirm, it's a Microsoft SQL Server database?
> 
> 3. What OS are you on?



1. I am using "pymssql" module to access the database.
2. Yes, It is a SQL server database.
3. I am on Ubuntu 11.10

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Handling Special characters in python anilkumar.dannina@gmail.com - 2013-01-01 03:35 -0800
  Re: Handling Special characters in python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-01-01 12:01 +0000
  Re: Handling Special characters in python Chris Rebert <chris@rebertia.com> - 2013-01-01 10:30 -0800
    Re: Handling Special characters in python anilkumar.dannina@gmail.com - 2013-01-01 20:46 -0800
      Re: Handling Special characters in python Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2013-01-01 22:32 -0800
        Re: Handling Special characters in python anilkumar.dannina@gmail.com - 2013-01-02 05:39 -0800
          Re: Handling Special characters in python Chris Rebert <clp2@rebertia.com> - 2013-01-02 22:00 -0800
        Re: Handling Special characters in python anilkumar.dannina@gmail.com - 2013-01-02 05:39 -0800
    Re: Handling Special characters in python anilkumar.dannina@gmail.com - 2013-01-01 20:46 -0800

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