latin1 encoding as default?

[Gerhard Häring]

Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> HI,
> 
> is there a means to configure Python such that I
> can enter string constants in latin1-encoding?

Yes.

> I've tried to set encoding='latin1' in site.py
> but it didn't accept characters like
> ä - I get unsupported characters in input.

First, use sitecustomize.py instead of hacking site.py for local changes 
:-) Then, such an approach is not recommended, as your app will then 
depend on local changes to run correctly.

> (This is cvs python 05/24)
> 
> Thanks for a hint,

Use an encoding cookie, they're meant for exactly this purpose: 
http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html

-- Gerhard