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Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python

From random832@fastmail.us
Subject Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python
Date 2013-08-24 09:49 -0400
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On Sat, Aug 24, 2013, at 2:45, David M. Cotter wrote:
> > you need to use u" ... " delimiters for Unicode, otherwise the results you get are completely arbitrary and depend on the encoding of your terminal. 
> okay, well, i'm on a mac, and not using "terminal" at all.  but if i
> were, it would be utf8
> but it's still not flying :(

> so, it seems that i AM getting my utf8 bytes, but i'm getting them
> converted to macRoman.  huh?  where is macRoman specified, and how to i
> change that to utf8?  i think that's the missing golden ticket

You say you're not using terminal. What _are_ you using?

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can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python "David M. Cotter" <me@davecotter.com> - 2013-08-23 13:49 -0700
  Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-24 01:54 +0000
  Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python "David M. Cotter" <me@davecotter.com> - 2013-08-23 23:45 -0700
    Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-08-24 07:04 +0000
    Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python random832@fastmail.us - 2013-08-24 09:49 -0400
  Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python "David M. Cotter" <me@davecotter.com> - 2013-08-24 09:47 -0700
    Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2013-08-24 11:31 -0700
    Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kaplan@case.edu> - 2013-08-24 12:45 -0700
    Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python random832@fastmail.us - 2013-08-24 20:01 -0400
  Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python "David M. Cotter" <me@davecotter.com> - 2013-08-25 10:57 -0700
    Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python Vlastimil Brom <vlastimil.brom@gmail.com> - 2013-08-25 20:23 +0200
    Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-08-25 14:59 -0400
  Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python "David M. Cotter" <me@davecotter.com> - 2013-08-25 15:25 -0700
  Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python "David M. Cotter" <me@davecotter.com> - 2013-08-25 15:32 -0700
    Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-08-26 01:30 +0100
      Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python "David M. Cotter" <me@davecotter.com> - 2013-08-27 15:21 -0700
        Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-27 23:24 +0000
          Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python "David M. Cotter" <me@davecotter.com> - 2013-08-27 22:57 -0700
            Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-08-28 12:03 +0000
  Re: can't get utf8 / unicode strings from embedded python "David M. Cotter" <me@davecotter.com> - 2013-08-28 10:46 -0700

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