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Author terry.reedy
Recipients BreamoreBoy, brian.curtin, hct, r.david.murray, terry.reedy, tim.golden, vstinner
Date 2013-12-14.01:37:45
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cp65001 fails in many ways quite independent of Python.
Idle:
>>> "ሴé€㑖Ѓ⌴*"
'ሴé€㑖Ѓ⌴*'
Pasting the same string into Command Prompt (Win 7, USA, updated):
C:\Users\Terry>echo "?‚????*"
"?‚????*"

C:\Users\Terry>chcp 65001
Active code page: 65001

C:\Users\Terry>echo "*"
The system cannot write to the specified device.
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help('xyz') treats string instances specially. Try 'topics' or 'LISTS'.
I opened #19980 for improving the 'not found' message.
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2013-12-14 01:37:46terry.reedysetrecipients: + terry.reedy, vstinner, tim.golden, r.david.murray, brian.curtin, BreamoreBoy, hct
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