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srini
srini

Reputation: 201

Python: IDLE does not show South Asian Language Unicode Characters

When I enter the following code in IDLE:

>>> B=u"\u09FF"
>>> print(B)

I see the following output:

৿

I see a box like character when I actually want to see the character(It's a Bengali character BTW). Why does this happen? Does IDLE not support South Asian and other oriental language Unicode Fonts?

I am using v.3.5.1

Upvotes: 0

Views: 128

Answers (1)

Iron Fist
Iron Fist

Reputation: 10951

Actually, what you are getting is the right character for that unicode point, see this table to learn more about unicode points for Bengali language and their corresponding characters, so if we take an example:

>>> print('\u09F8')
৸
>>> print('\u0986')
আ
>>> print('\u09FF')
৿

enter image description here

Upvotes: 1

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