[Tutor] UnicodeWarning: Comparing String

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Hi,

I am trying to check if a Unicode string matches data from an Easygui 
"enterbox". I spent one hour looking online how to solve this problem 
and I'm still stuck because I don't understand all of the explanations I 
find. Lots of trial and error didn't help either.

I use Python 2.5.1.

===This is the error message:===

> UnicodeWarning: Unicode equal comparison failed to convert both 
> arguments to Unicode - interpreting them as being unequal

I do understand that everything has to be in Unicode for my code to 
work, but I do not know how to properly change my code.

===This is my code:===

> # coding: iso-8859-1
>
> from easygui import *
> import sys
>
> good_answer = "pureté"  # notice the accute accent
>
> answer_given = enterbox("Type your answer!\n\nHint: 'pureté'")
>
> if answer_given == good_answer:
>     msgbox("Correct! The answer is 'pureté'")
> else:
>     msgbox("Bug!")

Thank you in advance!

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