[Tutor] Encoding

[Patrick Sabin]

Giorgio wrote:
> 
>     Depends on your python version. If you use python 2.x, you have to
>     use a u before the string:
> 
>     s = u'Hallo World'
> 
> 
> Ok. So, let's go back to my first question: 
> 
> s = u'Hallo World' is unicode in python 2.x -> ok
> s = 'Hallo World' how is encoded?

I am not 100% sure, but I think it depends on the encoding of your 
source file or the coding you specify. See PEP 263
http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0263/

> Well, the problem comes,  i.e when i'm getting a string from an HTML 
> form with POST. I don't and can't know the encoding, right? It depends 
> on browser.

Right, but you can do something about it. Tell the browser, which 
encoding you are going to accept:

<form ... accept-charset="UTF-8">
...
</form>

- Patrick