Hi Dilip, This error has nothing to do with Python or it's versions. OS does not have the support for these unicode characters. You need to fix that. > filename = "මේක තියෙන්නේ සිංහලෙන්.txt" > Why can't I get Python to print the name out? > > filename = "මේක තියෙන්නේ සිංහලෙන්.txt" > Unsupported characters in input > -- regards Ram