> > > Try putting "use_unicode=True" in the MySQLdb "connect" call.
tried that, and also added charset="utf8" - now, I can't do any string operations, I get the error msg: descriptor 'lower' requires a 'str' object but received a 'unicode' args = ("descriptor 'lower' requires a 'str' object but received a 'unicode'",) or similar, on every string operation. many thanks, -0rsr- > > See > > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1559350&group_id=22307&atid=374932 > > and look at other charset related bugs at > > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=374932&group_id=22307&func=browse > > Also note that MySQLdb didn't support this until recently, so check > your version of MySQLdb. There still seem to be problems in that area. > > John Nagle > Animats -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list