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UTF8 encoding problem

See original GitHub issue

While trying to use Python3 to build pycares.pyd, I get:

F:\MingW32\src\inet\DNS\c-ares\PyCares>python3 setup.py build
  File "setup.py", line 1
SyntaxError: encoding problem: utf8

What could be the reason for this?

I have no problem with Python2. But just moving that line 2 lines further down fixes it:

--- a/setup.py    2015-08-18 15:54:48
+++ b/setup.py 2015-08-18 15:26:35
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-
-
 # coding=utf8

 from distutils.core import setup, Extension

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Created 8 years ago
Comments:5 (3 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

1reaction

gvanemcommented, Aug 19, 2015

That was it! Python3 needs # coding=utf-8.

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saghulcommented, Aug 19, 2015

Thanks for confirming! I’ll fix it in this and other projects 😃

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