[Python-Dev] cpython: Issue #16129: Add `Py_SetStandardStreamEncoding`

[Antoine Pitrou]

On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:22:03 +0200 (CEST)
nick.coghlan <python-checkins at python.org> wrote:
>  
> +.. c:function:: int Py_SetStandardStreamEncoding(char *encoding, char *errors)
> +
> +   .. index::
> +      single: Py_Initialize()
> +      single: main()
> +      triple: stdin; stdout; sdterr
> +
> +   This function should be called before :c:func:`Py_Initialize`. It
> +   specifies which encoding and error handling to use with standard io,
> +   with the same meanings as in :func:`str.encode`.
> +
> +   It overrides :envvar:`PYTHONIOENCODING` values, and allows embedding code
> +   to control io encoding when the environment variable does not work.
> +
> +   ``encoding`` and/or ``errors`` may be NULL to use
> +   :envvar:`PYTHONIOENCODING` and/or default values (depending on other
> +   settings).
> +
> +   Note that :data:`sys.stderr` always uses the "backslashreplace" error
> +   handler, regardless of this (or any other) setting.
> +
> +   If :c:func:`Py_Finalize` is called, this function will need to be called
> +   again in order to affect subsequent calls to :c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
> +
> +   Returns 0 if successful.
> +
> +

Needs a versionadded tag.

Regards

Antoine.