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| From | Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters |
| Date | 2014-08-04 00:20 +0100 |
| References | <yxht7c4so8ud.kqpa5p5iv0mp.dlg@40tude.net> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.12602.1407108065.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On 03/08/2014 23:52, Wiktor wrote: > > Hi, > > as OO programming exercise, I'm trying to port to Python one of my favorite > game from early'90 (Atari 65XL/XE) - Kolony (here's video from original > version on C64 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFycYOp2cbE, and here's > video from modern rewritten (for Atari emulators) version: Kolony 2106 > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX20Qqqm5eg - you get the idea? ;-)). > > OO Design is one thing, but I want to make it look as near as possible to > the original (those windows-like menus in console window). I tried to use > 'standard' Unicode characters (I can see that most of my Windows monospaced > fonts have them) to draw frame around menu. Something like this: > > ┌──────────────╖ > │ Construction ║ > │ Production ║ > │ Research ║ > │ Exploration ║ > ├··············╢ > │ Next turn ║ > ╘══════════════╝ > > (I like the look of double lines on right and at the bottom) > But when I try to print those characters, I get an error: > > | Traceback (most recent call last): > | File "E:\Moje dokumenty\python\kolony\menu.py", line 14, in <module> > | """ > | File "C:\Python34\lib\encodings\cp852.py", line 19, in encode > | return codecs.charmap_encode(input,self.errors,encoding_map)[0] > | UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character '\u2556' in position 1 > | 6: character maps to <undefined> > > Now I know what that means. Code page that my cmd.exe is using (852) > doesn't have "╖", "╘", "╢" and "·" symbols. Changing code page to Unicode > (65001) doesn't really help, because all is messed up: > ┌──────────────╖ > │ Construction ║ > │ Production ║ > │ Research ║ > │ Exploration ║ > ├··············╢ > │ Next turn ║ > ╘══════════════╝ > �·········╢ > │ Next turn ║ > ╘══════════════╝ > ��════════════╝ > ��═════╝ > ═╝ > (I believe that's cmd.exe bug with Unicode support, not Python fault) > > > Before I drop entirely this idea of using double lines on right and bottom > edges, and make it look like this > ┌──────────────┐ > │ Construction │ > ├--------------┤ > │ Next turn │ > └──────────────┘ > I have to ask - is there a way to make that original concept work? I know, > that CP437 has symbols "╖", "╢" and "╘", but does not have polish letters - > and I need to display them too. > I also know, that cmd.exe can display those Unicode characters (by > copy/paste them in command line or by listing filenames containing that > characters), no matter what CP is set. How does it manage to do it? Can I > exploit that writing my Python program? > Wiktor > There are multiple known problems with cmd.exe and unicode. A solution might be to use powershell, but windows being windows who really knows? :) -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence
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cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 00:52 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-04 09:08 +1000
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2014-08-04 22:35 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-04 00:20 +0100
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Andrew Berg <aberg010@my.hennepintech.edu> - 2014-08-03 18:25 -0500
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-08-04 00:29 +0100
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-04 09:39 +1000
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-04 10:14 +1000
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-03 17:17 -0700
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-08-04 01:47 -0700
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-03 21:14 -0700
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Andrew Berg <aberg010@my.hennepintech.edu> - 2014-08-04 00:06 -0500
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-04 04:39 -0400
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 17:00 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wolfgang Maier <wolfgang.maier@biologie.uni-freiburg.de> - 2014-08-04 17:43 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 18:48 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-05 03:06 +1000
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 19:22 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-04 15:43 -0400
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-04 15:17 -0400
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-04 22:24 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Akira Li <4kir4.1i@gmail.com> - 2014-08-05 04:51 +0400
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-08-05 00:38 -0700
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-05 11:39 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-05 06:11 +1000
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters giacomo boffi <g@boffi.net> - 2014-08-04 22:53 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick <kwpolska@gmail.com> - 2014-08-04 10:46 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-04 02:46 -0700
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-04 02:53 -0700
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wolfgang Maier <wolfgang.maier@biologie.uni-freiburg.de> - 2014-08-04 12:24 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Andrew Berg <aberg010@my.hennepintech.edu> - 2014-08-04 05:33 -0500
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-04 11:04 -0700
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Glenn Linderman <v+python@g.nevcal.com> - 2014-08-04 11:15 -0700
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-04 19:30 +0000
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-04 15:25 -0400
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2014-08-05 20:26 +0000
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-08-05 20:41 +0000
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Wiktor <look@signature.invalid> - 2014-08-06 00:16 +0200
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters Tony the Tiger <tony@tiger.invalid> - 2014-08-06 18:27 +0000
Re: cmd.exe on WIndows - problem with displaying some Unicode characters wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2014-08-05 23:30 -0700
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