- 1 year ago
Is there a way to change the console code page from within Python?
Yes, you can change the console code page from within Python using the setConsoleCP
and setConsoleOutputCP
functions from the ctypes
module. These functions allow you to set the input and output code pages of the console, respectively.
Here's an example of how you can change the console code page using Python:
pythonimport ctypes
# Constants for code pages
CP_UTF8 = 65001
CP_DEFAULT = 0
# Set the input code page
ctypes.windll.kernel32.SetConsoleCP(CP_UTF8)
# Set the output code page
ctypes.windll.kernel32.SetConsoleOutputCP(CP_UTF8)
In this example, we use the ctypes.windll.kernel32
module to access the Windows API functions SetConsoleCP
and SetConsoleOutputCP
. We set the code page to CP_UTF8
(UTF-8) for both input and output. You can also use other code page constants if needed, such as CP_DEFAULT
for the default system code page.
By executing these code lines at the beginning of your Python script, you can change the console code page to UTF-8, allowing proper handling of Unicode characters in the console output.
Please note that the setConsoleCP
and setConsoleOutputCP
functions are specific to Windows platforms. If you need cross-platform code page handling, you may consider using external libraries or tools that provide such functionality.