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Asked: 2026-05-10T17:54:23+00:00

I just installed the first release candidate of Python 3.0 and got this error

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I just installed the first release candidate of Python 3.0 and got this error after typing:

>>> help('modules foo') 
[...] LookupError: unknown encoding: uft-8

Notice that it says uft-8 and not utf-8

Is this a py3k specific bug or a misconfiguration on my part? I do not have any other versions of Python installed on this French locale Windows XP SP3 machine.

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A bug has been filled by Alex Coventry on October 16th.

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  1. It’s not a typo, it’s a deliberate error in a test module.

    met% pwd /home/coventry/src/Python-3.0rc1 met% rgrep uft-8 . ./Lib/test/bad_coding.py:# -*- coding: uft-8 -*- ./py3k/Lib/test/bad_coding.py:# -*- coding: uft-8 -*-

    Removing this module causes the help command to fall over in a different way.

    It is a bug, however. Someone should file a report.

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