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Python doesn't save the file with Hebrew characters. How do I fix this? (Python 2.7)

The example image shows a file in the SPE IDE with a first line of

heb = ["ד" ,"ג" ,"ב", "א", ...]

Answer 1

Add this line at the top of your file to specify the encoding:

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

PEP 0263 - Defining Python Source Code Encodings

Answer 2

The editor is trying to save in an encoding that doesn't support the characters you use. Specifying the encoding in the file, with

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

And tell SPE to save in UT-F8 (in the settings somewhere).

Answer 3

It's not clear whether the problem is with your IDE or Python.

To get Python to behave properly, you need to declare the source file encoding in the source.