try decode instead of encode (the string is encoded in utf-8 and you are trying to decode):
mystr.decode("utf-8") it was a different but similar problem that i had on GAE that i solved this way. good luck! cfh
try decode instead of encode (the string is encoded in utf-8 and you are trying to decode):
mystr.decode("utf-8") it was a different but similar problem that i had on GAE that i solved this way. good luck! cfh