18 lines
580 B
Python
18 lines
580 B
Python
'''
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This function is slow and ugly, but I need a way to safely print unicode strings
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on systems that don't support it without crippling those who do.
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'''
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def safeprint(text, file_handle=None):
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for character in text:
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try:
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if file_handle:
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file_handle.write(character)
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else:
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print(character, end='', flush=False)
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except UnicodeError:
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if file_handle:
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file_handle.write('?')
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else:
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print('?', end='', flush=False)
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if not file_handle:
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print()
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