When Python loads your file from your file system, it assumes all characters in the file are ASCII. But when it hits non-ASCII characters (currency symbols), Python doesn't know how to interpret it. So you can give Python a hint by putting at the top of your file the encoding of your file:
After the shebang (1st line), add the following comment: # coding: utf-8 (or whatever encoding your file is saved to, I think it depends on your file system, usually utf-8 by default on Linux) HTH, 2011/5/28 Marilyn Davis <mari...@pythontrainer.com>: > Hi, > > I'm still on Python 2.6 and I'm trying to work some unicode handling. > > I've spent some hours on this snippet of code, trying to follow PEP 0263, > since the error tells me to see it. I've tried other docs too and I am > still clueless. > > The code works, except for the comment at the end. > > I would be very grateful for some help. > > > #!/usr/bin/env python > '''Unicode handling for 2.6. > ''' > class Currency(float): > def __str__(self): > value = self.__class__.symbol + float.__str__(self) > return value > > class Yen(Currency): > symbol = unichr(165) > > class Pound(Currency): > symbol = unichr(163) > > def main(): > y = Yen(100) > print unicode(y) > p = Pound(100) > print unicode(p) > > main() > > """ > ¥100.0 > £100.0 > """ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > -- Alex | twitter.com/alexconrad _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
