Unicode issue on Windows cmd line

["Martin v. Löwis"]

> Having issue on Windows cmd.
>> Python.exe
>>>> a = u'\xf0'
>>>> print a
> 
> This gives a unicode error.
> 
> Works fine in IDLE, PythonWin, and my Macbook but I need to run this
> from a windows batch.
> 
> Character should look like this "ð".
> 
> Please help!

Well, your terminal just cannot display this character by default; you
need to use a different terminal program, or reconfigure your terminal.

For example, do

chcp 1252

and select Lucida Console as the terminal font, then try again.

Of course, this will cause *different* characters to become
non-displayable.

Regards,
Martin