Georg Brandl <ge...@python.org> added the comment: When output goes to a terminal, Python can determine its encoding. For a file, it cannot, therefore it refuses to guess.
Also, many programs behave differently when used with redirection; namely, all those that use `isatty()` to determine if stdout is a terminal. ---------- nosy: +georg.brandl _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue6832> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
