text_combined: alex martelli typcyyjgmailcom wed apr 16 2008 653 pm greg ewing wrote openтест filename koi8r encoding ioerror errno 2 file directory xd4xc5xd3xd4 particular case id say ioerror constructor wrong thing using something like file directory filename instead file directory r filename ie r shouldnt used quick dirty way get string quoted disagree always recommend using r display error message log entry etc string may error cause error often string mistakenly contains otherwiseinvisible characters r show clearly escape sequences could hide lead anybody experienced developer long frustrating debugging session alex _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list python3000pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom thu 07 aug 2008 114811 0700 python3000 displaying strings containing unicode escapes interactive prompt