[Python-Dev] open(): set the default encoding to 'utf-8' in Python 3.3? (original) (raw)
Victor Stinner victor.stinner at haypocalc.com
Tue Jun 28 22:51:38 CEST 2011
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Le mardi 28 juin 2011 à 16:02 +0200, M.-A. Lemburg a écrit :
How about a more radical change: have open() in Py3 default to opening the file in binary mode, if no encoding is given (even if the mode doesn't include 'b') ?
I tried your suggested change: Python doesn't start.
sysconfig uses the implicit locale encoding to read sysconfig.cfg, the Makefile and pyconfig.h. I think that it is correct to use the locale encoding for Makefile and pyconfig.h, but maybe not for sysconfig.cfg.
Python require more changes just to run "make". I was able to run "make" by using encoding='utf-8' in various functions (of distutils and setup.py). I didn't try the test suite, I expect too many failures.
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Then I tried my suggestion (use "utf-8" by default): Python starts correctly, I can build it (run "make") and... the full test suite pass without any change. (I'm testing on Linux, my locale encoding is UTF-8.)
Victor
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