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PEP 686 – Make UTF-8 mode default

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238 points GalaxySnail | 2 comments | 26 Apr 24 11:55 UTC | HN request time: 0.436s | source
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Affric ◴[26 Apr 24 13:10 UTC] No.40169026[source]▶
Make UTF-8 default on Windows
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1. numpad0 ◴[26 Apr 24 22:58 UTC] No.40175253[source]▶
lots of apps can't even handle non-ASCII username on Windows
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2. Affric ◴[27 Apr 24 03:07 UTC] No.40176779[source]▶
I have seen the worst of it.

Too many companies running franken-software from decades ago.