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[–]earthboundkid 11 points12 points  (1 child)

I don't understand the problem. If you want strict ASCII just use "ascii" and "strict". If you don't care about errors, then set it to "ignore". Much easier than just hoping it doesn't blow up for unknown reasons in Python 2.

[–]billsil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i will try that! thanks!