steave ray posted

Python Error : UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character

i am writing a sql file to text file by python write function


f = open("do_re_mi.txt", "w+")
    f.write(text)
    f.close()

it give me UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character


    return codecs.charmap_encode(input,self.errors,encoding_table)[0]
UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character '\ue802' in position
1451: character maps to <undefined>

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debugger
answered Apr 25 '23 00:00

The "UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character" error message commonly occurs when attempting to write or print a string that contains non-ASCII characters to a console or file that doesn't support Unicode encoding.

To resolve the issue, you can consider the following approaches:

1.Encode the string with a compatible format: Instead of writing or printing the string directly, you can encode it in a format that's compatible with the non-ASCII characters you want to use. For instance, you can encode the string as UTF-8 or UTF-16 before writing or printing it.

2.Specify the encoding when writing to a file: If you're writing the string to a file, ensure to specify an encoding that supports the non-ASCII characters. For instance, you can use the open() function with the encoding parameter to specify the encoding.

3.Use a console or terminal that supports Unicode: If you're printing the string to a console, ensure that the console or terminal you're using supports Unicode encoding. You can try using a different console or terminal, or configure your current one to support Unicode.

Here's an example that demonstrates encoding the string as UTF-8 and printing it to the console:



my_string = "Hello, ??!"

# Encode the string as UTF-8
encoded_string = my_string.encode('utf-8')

# Print the encoded string to the console
print(encoded_string.decode('utf-8')

)
By following the above steps, you can avoid the "UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character" error when working with non-ASCII characters

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steave ray posted

Python Error : UnicodeEncodeError: 'charmap' codec can't encode character

debugger answered Apr 25 '23 00:00

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