bpython doesn't show output after utf-8 default encoding

[Finn Årup Nielsen]

Binary package hint: bpython

After "sys.setdefaultencoding('utf-8')" standard output to the terminal doesn't work. I have tried xterm and gnome-terminal. Example:

>>> print(1)
1
>>> import sys
>>> reload(sys)
>>> sys.setdefaultencoding('utf-8')
>>> print(2)
>>>

Here "2" is missing. I believe this behavior is a bug. In standard 'python' you will get:

>>> print(1)
1
>>> import sys
>>> reload(sys)
<module 'sys' (built-in)>
>>> sys.setdefaultencoding('utf-8')
>>> print(2)
2
>>>

Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04

bpython:
  Installeret: 0.9.5.2-2ubuntu1
  Kandidat: 0.9.5.2-2ubuntu1
  Versionstabel:
 *** 0.9.5.2-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Andreas Stührk (trundle)]

This has nothing to do with sys.setdefaultencoding(), it's because the sys module is reloaded. bpython sets sys.stdout, sys.stderr and sys.stdin to its own objects (needed because of the use of curses), but the reload of sys resets those attributes back to its original values.

I don't really agree that it is a bug. Either don't reload sys or save the values of sys.stdin, sys.stderr and sys.stdout and set them again after the reload.

[Finn Årup Nielsen (fn)]

Thanks, I see that it is not really a bug.

>>> import sys
>>> i, o, e = sys.stdin, sys.stdout, sys.stderr
>>> reload(sys)
>>> print(1)
>>> sys.stdout = o
>>> print(2)
2

I will change the status.

[Finn Årup Nielsen (fn)]

The issue can be regarded as not a bug since bpython sets the stdout.