[reportlab-users] degree sign in PDF for temperature Celsius

[Robin Becker]

dimitri pater wrote:

> Hello,

> I am having trouble displaying a degree sign (used for temperature Celsius)

> in a PDF. It is displayed as a black square. Other 'special characters' like

> e-acute and superscript 2 are displayed properly in the PDF. I use platypus.

> 

> ideas anyone? Your help is appreciated.

> thanks,

> Dimitri

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which font are you using & how are you encoding the degree sign? When I try this 
in my simple way I seem to see a degree sign.

from reportlab.pdfgen.canvas import Canvas
c=Canvas('out.pdf')
c.drawString(72,72,'39\xc2\xb0')
c.save()

of course that is using the default font which is Helvetica (I think).
-- 
Robin Becker