[Python-Dev] Installing Python to non-ASCII paths

[Tim Golden]

On 23/03/2015 01:46, Glenn Linderman wrote:
> On 3/22/2015 8:12 AM, Tim Golden wrote:
>> I'll create a £££ user (which is the easiest non-ASCII name to create
>> on a UK keyboard) to see how cleanly the latest installer works. 
> 
> You can also copy/paste.  A path with a Cyrillic, Greek, Chinese,
> Tibetan, Japanese, Armenian, and Romanian character, none of which are
> in the "Windows ANSI" character set, should suffice...  Here ya go...
> 
> ț硕բ文བོདΘ
> 
> In my work with Windows, I've certainly seen that £ is much more
> acceptable to more programs than ț or these other ones.
> <http://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%84%D9%81%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9>

Thanks, Glenn. Good point.

TJG