Well, first real post, so let’s start easy.<\/p>\n
I’ve been working a lot with python lately, and came across a nice short How to Use UTF-8 with Python<\/a> which also makes the difference between unicode and utf8 very clear. The howto also links to another valuable source: Characters vs. Bytes<\/a>, which brilliantly explains unicode, utf32, utf16 and utf8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, first real post, so let’s start easy. I’ve been working a lot with python lately, and came across a nice short How to Use UTF-8 with Python which also makes the difference between unicode and utf8 very clear. 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