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-rw-r--r--alot/ui.py5
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/alot/ui.py b/alot/ui.py
index c42df091..f82feda4 100644
--- a/alot/ui.py
+++ b/alot/ui.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
import logging
import os
import signal
+import codecs
from twisted.internet import reactor, defer, task
import urwid
@@ -730,7 +731,7 @@ class UI(object):
if size == 0:
return []
if os.path.exists(path):
- with open(path) as histfile:
+ with codecs.open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as histfile:
lines = [line.rstrip('\n') for line in histfile]
if size > 0:
lines = lines[-size:]
@@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ class UI(object):
if not os.path.exists(directory):
os.makedirs(directory)
# Write linewise to avoid building a large string in menory.
- with open(path, 'w') as histfile:
+ with codecs.open(path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as histfile:
for line in history:
histfile.write(line)
histfile.write('\n')