Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
From: "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com>
To: Anders <aschneiderman@asha.org>, "python-list@python.org" <python-list@python.org>
Subject: RE: Right solution to unicode error?
Thread-Topic: Right solution to unicode error?
Thread-Index: AQHNvTeM/xR6HEvFT06wM53mT6A/j5fe/e2A
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 23:07:33 +0000
References: <09a3d20b-5871-47f4-9218-df119698e405@m4g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>
In-Reply-To: <09a3d20b-5871-47f4-9218-df119698e405@m4g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>
Accept-Language: en-US
Content-Language: en-US
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Precedence: list
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.3400.1352329734.27098.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 35
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:32912

Anders wrote:=0D=0A> =0D=0A> I've run into a Unicode error, and despite doi=
ng some googling, I=0D=0A> can't figure out the right way to fix it=2E I ha=
ve a Python 2=2E6 script=0D=0A> that reads my Outlook 2010 task list=2E I'm=
 able to read the tasks from=0D=0A> Outlook and store them as a list of obj=
ects without a hitch=2E  But when=0D=0A> I try to print the tasks' subjects=
, one of the tasks is generating an=0D=0A> error:=0D=0A> =0D=0A> Traceback =
(most recent call last):=0D=0A>   File "outlook_tasks=2Epy", line 66, in <m=
odule>=0D=0A>     my_tasks=2Edump_today_tasks()=0D=0A>   File "C:\Users\And=
ers\code\Task List\tasks=2Epy", line 29, in=0D=0A> dump_today_tasks=0D=0A> =
    print task=2Esubject=0D=0A> UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't enc=
ode character u'\u2013' in=0D=0A> position 42: ordinal not in range(128)=0D=
=0A> =0D=0A> (where task=2Esubject  was previously assigned the value of=0D=
=0A> task=2ESubject, aka the Subject property of an Outlook 2010 TaskItem)=
=0D=0A> =0D=0A> From what I understand from reading online, the error is te=
lling me=0D=0A> that the subject line  contains an en dash and that Python =
is trying=0D=0A> to convert to ascii and failing (as it should)=2E=0D=0A> =
=0D=0A> Here's where I'm getting stuck=2E  In the code above I was just pri=
nting=0D=0A> the subject so I can see whether the script is working properl=
y=2E=0D=0A> Ultimately what I want to do is parse the tasks I'm interested =
in and=0D=0A> then create an HTML file containing those tasks=2E  Given tha=
t, what's=0D=0A> the best way to fix this problem?=0D=0A> =0D=0A> BTW, if t=
here's a clear description of the best solution for this=0D=0A> particular =
problem - i=2Ee=2E, where I want to ultimately display the=0D=0A> results a=
s HTML - please feel free to refer me to the link=2E I tried=0D=0A> reading=
 a number of docs on the web but still feel pretty lost=2E=0D=0A> =0D=0A=0D=
=0AYou can always encode in a non-ASCII codec=2E =0D=0A`print task=2Esubjec=
t=2Eencode(<encoding>)` where <encoding> is something that=0D=0Asupports th=
e characters you want e=2Eg=2E latin1=2E =0D=0A=0D=0AThe list of built in c=
odecs can be found:=0D=0Ahttp://docs=2Epython=2Eorg/library/codecs=2Ehtml#s=
tandard-encodings=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A~Ramit=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0AThis email=
 is confidential and subject to important disclaimers and=0D=0Aconditions i=
ncluding on offers for the purchase or sale of=0D=0Asecurities, accuracy an=
d completeness of information, viruses,=0D=0Aconfidentiality, legal privile=
ge, and legal entity disclaimers,=0D=0Aavailable at http://www=2Ejpmorgan=
=2Ecom/pages/disclosures/email=2E