codepages

How to get the codepage currently used in local computer? Question: In a Python 3.8 script, I’m trying to retrieve the codepage which is currently used in my computer (OS: Windows 10). Using sys.getdefaultencoding() will return the codepage used in Python (‘utf-8’), which is different from the one my computer uses. I know I can …

Is there a way to change the console code page from within Python? Question: When I type chcp 65001 in the command prompt it changes the active code page. How do I accomplish the same thing from within Python itself? For example, every time I run my .py program, it should automatically change the code …