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How can I use Unicode (or other format) strings in my PyGTK application, or, why do I get a UTF-8 warning when using a string?

April 26, 2017application format PyGTK String strings Unicode utf-8 warning

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How can I use Unicode (or other format) strings in my PyGTK application, or, why do I get a UTF-8 warning when using a string?

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If your string is a Python unicode (u”some string”) object, you needn’t do anything else, PyGTK will happily use it. If, however, your string is an str (“some string”) object, PyGTK requires it to be in UTF-8.