Jose P wrote: > watch this example: > >>>> a=['lula', 'cação'] >>>> print a > ['lula', 'ca\xc3\xa7\xc3\xa3o'] >>>> print a[1] > cação > > > when i print the list the special characters are not printed correctly!
When you print a list, it uses repr() to format the contents of the list; when you print an item directly, str() is used. For a string containing non-ascii characters, the results are different. > > But if i print only the list item that has the special charaters it runs > OK. > > How do i get list print correctly? You will have to do the formatting your self. A simple solution might be for x in a: print x If you want exactly the list formatting you have to work harder. Try something like "['" + "', '".join([str(x) for x in a]) + "']" Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
