[Jython-dev] Encoding Issue in Jython Console

[Sébastien B. <Seb...@en...>]

Hi all,

Currently, in my Linux with a UTF-8 locale and terminal settings, the 
Jython console (from the current trunk) defines improperly unicode strings.

    $ ./bin/jython --verify
    ...
    >>> u"é"
    u'\xc3\xa9'

instead of the correct:

    $ python
    ...
    >>> u"é"
    u'\xe9'


The 'cflags.encoding' option is AFAICT never set in Jython code and in 
this case the input string is therefore assumed to be latin-1 in 
ParserFacade.
Could the 'encoding' attribute default be set to the Java 
'file.encoding' property in CompilerFlags instances (instead of null) ?
That would solve this specific problem ... would it create other issues ?

Cheers,

SB