[Python-Dev] Installing Python to non-ASCII paths

[Glenn Linderman]

On 3/22/2015 8:12 AM, Tim Golden wrote:
> I'll create a £££ user (which is the easiest non-ASCII name to create 
> on a UK keyboard) to see how cleanly the latest installer works. 

You can also copy/paste.  A path with a Cyrillic, Greek, Chinese, 
Tibetan, Japanese, Armenian, and Romanian character, none of which are 
in the "Windows ANSI" character set, should suffice...  Here ya go...

ț硕բ文བོདΘ

In my work with Windows, I've certainly seen that £ is much more 
acceptable to more programs than ț or these other ones.
<http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9> 

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