[issue10828] Cannot use nonascii utf8 in names of files imported from

[ingemar]

New submission from ingemar <ingemar at sijohansson.com>:

I have a set of programs written for Python3.1 and running well on Kubuntu. The source files are located on a Samba server on a Kubuntu box.  Several of the programs contain Python/PyQt  code to start other programs in the set (   QtCore.QProcess().startDetached(kommando)   )
I have had no problems using non-ascii filenames in the Linux environment.


When I tried to check the programs in a MS Windows environment  (Win2K with Python 3.1.2 in a VirtualBox in a Kubuntu box) then Python complained:
ImportError: module xxx not found..

The ugly solution has been to refrain from the use of non-ascii characters in the names of files imported from. This involved the filename of the imported file and also one line of code changed in the importing file.

Example: 
1) rename  "gui_jämföra.py"   --->   "gui_jamfora.py"
2) in the importing file  "jämföra.py"  change one line:
"from  gui_jämföra  import  * "   --->   "from  gui_jamfora  import  gui_Jämföra"

Is there a beautiful solution that will permit me to use non-ascii utf-8 also in the file names of files imported from?

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messages: 125360
nosy: ingemar
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Cannot use nonascii utf8 in names of files imported from
versions: Python 3.1

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