python33, windows, UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode characters in position, to print out the file contents to stdout,

[Rick Johnson]

On Sunday, July 6, 2014 1:14:38 PM UTC-5, wxjm... at gmail.com wrote:
> Le dimanche 6 juillet 2014 18:53:34 UTC+2, Rick Johnson a écrit :
> [...]
> 
> > Seems like she'd better do the decoding before printing
> No
> 
> > or am i wrong again?
> Yes
> 
> >>> s = 'abc需'
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding
> '<unicode>'
> >>> print(s)
> abc需
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding = 'cp437'
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding
> 'cp437'
> >>> print(s)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<eta last command>", line 1, in <module>   File "D:\jm\jmpy\eta\eta40beta2\etastdio.py", line 158, in write
>     s = s.encode(self.pencoding).decode('cp1252')
>   File "C:\Python32\lib\encodings\cp437.py", line 12, in encode
>     return codecs.charmap_encode(input,errors,encoding_map)
> UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode characters in position 4-5: 
> character maps to <undefined> >>> print(s.encode(sys.stdout.encoding, 'replace'))
> 'abcé??'
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding = 'cp850'
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding
> 'cp850'
> >>> print(s)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<eta last command>", line 1, in <module>   File "D:\jm\jmpy\eta\eta40beta2\etastdio.py", line 158, in write
>     s = s.encode(self.pencoding).decode('cp1252')
>   File "C:\Python32\lib\encodings\cp850.py", line 12, in encode
>     return codecs.charmap_encode(input,errors,encoding_map)
> UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode characters in position 4-5: 
> character maps to <undefined> >>> print(s.encode(sys.stdout.encoding, 'replace'))
> 'abcé??'
> >>> # and so on
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding = 'cp1252')
>   File "<eta last command>", line 1
>     sys.stdout.encoding = 'cp1252')
>                                   ^
> SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> >>> # oops
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding = 'cp1252'
> >>> print(s)
> abc需
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding = 'mac-roman'
> >>> print(s)
> abcŽÏÛ
> >>> print(s.encode(sys.stdout.encoding, 'replace'))
> 'abc需'
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding = 'utf-8'
> >>> print(s.encode(sys.stdout.encoding, 'replace'))
> 'abc需'
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding = 'utf-16-le'
> >>> print(s.encode(sys.stdout.encoding, 'replace'))
> 'abc需'
> >>> sys.stdout.encoding = 'utf-32-be'
> >>> print(s.encode(sys.stdout.encoding, 'replace'))
> 'abc需'
> jmf

Oh my, all that code just so you can handle glyphs with
squiggly little accent marks? Are you so afraid you'll
forget how to pronounce the words without them? I wonder how
those simpleton Americans are able to pronounce words without
a tutorial? Boggles the mind really, BOGGLES THE MIND!

For the remainder of your bloated Unicode char set that
defines symbols, and cute little miniature fractions, and
snowmen, and all sorts of ridiculous scrawl... what a waste
of time!

You know, instead of bending over backwards to "include"
every selfish char man in his complete and utter stupidity
can muster, when are we going to realize that keyboards can
only contain a very *finite* number of keys before they
become unusable. If you want to draw shapes and scrawl to a
screen, USE THE CORRECT DAMN TOOL!

In this day and age of "globalism", when are we going to
unite under a single form of written communication. And if
not for the sake of programmers, i can think of an even more
important reason,,, for the sake of miscommunications and
animosity. How many fights and wars have been started simply
on the grounds of a miscommunication?

    "THE MINDS OF LITTLE MEN ARE CONSUMED WITH 
    EMOTIONAL IDENTITIES AND THE PURSUIT OF CREATING 
    SYMBOLS THAT DEFINE THOSE IDENTITIES"
    
The true free man does not belong to any "imaginary" group,
he does not pay allegiance to any one country, or any one
religion, or any one sports team (if at all), no, he is free
and belongs to group defined by a single word, a group from
which he does NOT choose, but a group from which he is
*BOUND*:

    THAT GROUP BE HUMANITY!

My keyboard has every char i could ever need to express
myself sufficiently across a medium that requires redundant
"pecking" of keys on a keyboard. This is the form of
communication we have achieved thus far, so until we can
evolve past this "pecking olymics", we would be wise to keep
our pecking to a minimum and employ a ubiquitous written
language that is elegant and simplistic, and optimized for
typing.

I'm sorry but i guess i'm just too practical for all this
nonsense. To me Unicode is just like automobiles. Everyone
has their own color and brand, and this one has a butt
warmer and that one has a vanity mirror, when in fact all
automobiles serve the same purpose of transportation.

Although, unlike automobiles where i can choose to drive
ONLY my car, with Unicode i'm forced to interface with your
selfish idea of what a car should be. I just want to get
from point A to point B without being pulled over and
arrested because you were "partying" with three prostitutes
who forgot their crack pipe under the seat!

But don't bother listening to me anyway, and go on with your
selfish pursuits, continue dividing people instead of
uniting them, continue creating a world that is superfluously
complex by your own hand -- but don't be surprised when this
monstrosity comes crashing down on top of you!

    THERE IS PRIDE BEFORE THE FALL