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Is there a mojibake problem rendering interactive help in the REPL on Windows?

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Description

BPO 44275
Nosy @terryjreedy, @pfmoore, @tjguk, @aroberge, @methane, @zware, @eryksun, @zooba

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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2021-05-31.16:48:01.231>
labels = ['3.10', 'type-bug', '3.9', 'OS-windows', '3.11']
title = 'Is there a mojibake problem rendering interactive help in the REPL on Windows?'
updated_at = <Date 2021-06-04.23:38:26.028>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/jessevsilverman'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2021-06-04.23:38:26.028>
actor = 'jessevsilverman'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Windows']
creation = <Date 2021-05-31.16:48:01.231>
creator = 'jessevsilverman'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 44275
keywords = []
message_count = 17.0
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nosy_count = 10.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'paul.moore', 'tim.golden', 'aroberge', 'methane', 'docs@python', 'zach.ware', 'eryksun', 'steve.dower', 'jessevsilverman']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue44275'
versions = ['Python 3.9', 'Python 3.10', 'Python 3.11']

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing interactive help rendering in the Python REPL on Windows and compare its output with the expected text. Trace the REPL help path to identify where mojibake is introduced; done means the output renders correctly on Windows and the behavior is covered by regression testing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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