For some reason Python 2.3.5 reports the error in the following program
correctly:
File "C:\Temp\problem.py", line 7
SyntaxError: unknown decode error
..whereas Python 2.4.1 reports an invalid line number:
File "C:\Temp\problem.py", line 2
SyntaxError: unknown decode error
----- problem.py starts -----
# -*- coding: ascii -*-
"""
Foo bar
"""
# Ä is not allowed in ascii coding
----- problem.py ends -----
Does anyone have a clue what is going on? Without the encoding
declaration both Python versions report the usual deprecation warning
(just like they should be doing).
My environment: Windows 2000 + SP3.
BR,
Timo
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