Python: Checking System Default Encoding

In Python, you can see your system default encoding by using the standard sys module. Here’s an example:

import sys
sys.getdefaultencoding()

Output:

utf-8

Further reading:

• List, Dict, and Set Comprehensions in Python 3
• Python: Categorizing Given Words by Their First Letters
• Python 3: Simultaneously Iterating over Multiple Sequences
• How to Check Whether an Object is Iterable in Python 3
• Examples of using Lambda Functions in Python 3

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