[reportlab-users] Unicode problem in para.py

[Michael Egorov]

P.S. just noticed that if the text is in utf-8 instead of unicode everything
is fine

2009/9/9 Michael Egorov <michwill at gmail.com>


> I have unicode problem in para.py here:

>

>                  elif standard.has_key(name):

>                      fragment = standard[name]+fragment[semi+1:]

>                  elif greeks.has_key(name):

>                      fragment = greeks[name]+fragment[semi+1:] # just here

> (line 2041)

>

> It happens because greeks[name] is a string whether fragment is unicode.

> String cannot be converted to unicode if you don't know the encoding.

> To reproduce that you need any character from greeks in text for Para

>

> The patch wich makes it working:

>

> --- platypus/para.py    (revision 3542)

> +++ platypus/para.py    (working copy)

> @@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@

>                  elif standard.has_key(name):

>                      fragment = standard[name]+fragment[semi+1:]

>                  elif greeks.has_key(name):

> -                    fragment = greeks[name]+fragment[semi+1:]

> +                    fragment = unicode(greeks[name],

> "utf-8")+fragment[semi+1:]

>                  else:

>                      # add back the &

>                      fragment = "&"+fragment

>

> Is it possible to commit that to the main repository somehow?

> How to get a developer access to the reportlab svn?

>

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