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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>I am having some trouble properly displaying
<span class=SpellE>unicode</span> characters in python.exe. When I try to run a
script containing the following:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>print</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
  size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>ur</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>"\u0288"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>the</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> window just
flashes on and off, without giving the user the opportunity to input the data
that is being asked for.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>When I try: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>print</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
  size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>ur</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>"\u0288".encode(‘utf-8’)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>the</span></font></span><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'> window stays
on, the user can input the data asked for, and a symbol is displayed, but it’s
not the symbol I want to see. No trouble at all when I run the same script in
IDLE.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>What can I do to fix this? Is there a way of
installing additional fonts in python.exe? Am I using the wrong encoding?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'>Maria<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

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