Function get_preferred_output_encoding

powerline/lib/encoding.py:39–56

Get encoding that should be used for printing strings .. warning:: Falls back to ASCII, so that output is most likely to be displayed correctly.

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def get_preferred_output_encoding():
	'''Get encoding that should be used for printing strings

	.. warning::
		Falls back to ASCII, so that output is most likely to be displayed 
		correctly.
	'''
	if hasattr(locale, 'LC_MESSAGES'):
		return (
			locale.getlocale(locale.LC_MESSAGES)[1]
            or locale.getlocale()[1]
			or 'ascii'
		)

	return (
        locale.getlocale()[1]
		or 'ascii'
	)


def get_preferred_input_encoding():