[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-772896 ] unknown encoding -> MemoryError

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Bugs item #772896, was opened at 2003-07-17 19:27
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Category: Distutils
Group: Python 2.3
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: George Yoshida (quiver)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: unknown encoding -> MemoryError

Initial Comment:
If you try to install a program and one of the files 
declares an unknown encoding(like 'UFT-8'),
byte-compiling the file fails and get the message, "Sorry: 
MemoryError: ()"

This message obscures the problem and makes it difficult 
to spot the problem.
In fact, it took me a while to find out that the unknown 
encoding declaration caused the trouble.

The error message needs to be more explicit.

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